British American Tobacco reported a flat performance in its vapour segment for the first half of 2025, but it expects an acceleration in vapour revenue for the second half after the rollout of Vuse Ultra...

Since the 1st July ban on disposable vapes in the UK, retail enforcement there say nicotine pouch sales are replacing them, and concerns have cropped up again for youth uptake in the UK and Ireland...

ECigIntelligence is introducing a new enforcement tracker that will collate online accounts of regulator action on illicit e-cigarettes and other alternative nicotine products ...

Could age-verification and age-gating technologies help get the balance right between flavoured vape products as smoking-cessation aids for adults and keeping them away from under-age users? ...

UK consumer goods company Supreme recorded a solid performance in its vaping division for fiscal year (FY) 2025, ending on 31st March ...

Enforcement of the ban on single-use e-cigarettes in the UK has been enforced only in certain cases and certain jurisdictions, according to a vaping association in the country ...

The UK government anticipates that its upcoming Tobacco and Vapes Bill will eliminate all potential grey areas in tobacco and nicotine advertising and vaping regulations ...

UK vape retailer Totally Wicked appears to have been bought by Chinese vaping company RLX Technology. Companies House records have confirmed that an ultimately Chinese-controlled entity has taken at least a 75% stake ...

Frustrations with flavour restrictions and the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) were two of the strongest themes emerging from last week’s Global Forum on Nicotine ...

Warnings on packaging about negative health effects of vaping may be more powerful than warnings about nicotine addiction, a new study suggests ...

With the UK's prohibition on disposable vapes now in effect (as of 1st June), enforcement will be the key factor for success – a challenge plaguing similar bans already in place in France and Belgium...

As the UK's prohibition on disposable vapes gets underway (as of 1st June), a look at how other island nations are managing similar measures offers a cautionary tale ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) process for quantifying the risk of under-age use of next-generation products (NGPs) could be fuelling the illicit market because so many NGPs are being refused authorisation ...

Vaping companies could be held responsible for ads that appear on third-party sites without their knowledge, according to the latest vaping-related rulings from the UK Advertising Standards Authority ...

Two decades after the adoption of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, public health expert Derek Yach asks: ”Surely we could have done better by now?” ...

While the use of disposable vapes has increased significantly in the UK in the last few years, prompting a disposables ban that comes into force on 1st June, recent studies suggest their popularity is declining...

The UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill has been debated in the House of Lords (upper house of Parliament) and is now just a few steps away from becoming law ...

With Poland poised to be the next European country to ban disposable vape products, is this the beginning of a wider European trend to phase out disposables in favour of stricter public health measures? ...

A preliminary report on a study purporting to show similar adverse cardiovascular consequences from vaping and smoking has faced criticism from harm-reduction experts ...

France’s decision to ban disposable vaping devices aligns with the Europe’s escalating efforts to tackle youth vaping and reduce environmental harm from single-use products ...

The year 2025 is shaping up to be a significant one for vaping. ECigIntelligence predicts several long-anticipated policy developments will start to emerge as regulators attempt to catch up to the rapidly evolving vaping market...

The UK passed an amended version of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at the end of November, imposing new restrictions on the two industries ...

“Disposables” was once again the word of the year in vaping – more specifically for 2024, “a ban on disposables” was the phrase of the year in the sector, with many governments passing prohibition laws...

Even the claim by Public Health England (PHE) that vaping is “95% less harmful than smoking” is not good enough for the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ...

Interest from the nicotine-alternatives industry in US president-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, Martin Makary, is less about who he is and more about who he is not ...

Agile companies will benefit from regulatory adversity, according to Supreme. The multi-product retailer expects the proposed UK vaping tax to lead to consolidation in the market ...

E-cigarettes and vaping are sparking a global revolution in public health, with new research showing they’re helping millions of smokers quit faster than ever before, outpacing traditional anti-smoking efforts and reshaping the nicotine market ...

Imperial Brands unveiled its 2024 full-year financial results, calling attention to significant strides in the next-generation product (NGP) category, with vaping leading the charge ...

The re-introduction of the UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill has been broadly welcomed by the industry, with the inclusion of a vaping retail licensing scheme described as a welcome change to the previous version ...

As the UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill re-enters Parliament, there is a palpable sense of urgency surrounding the country’s evolving approach to vaping and tobacco alternatives ...

The UK Conservative government never gave a promised £30m in extra funding to combat illicit and under-age e-cigarette sales, the UK Vaping Industry Association alleges ...

The UK government has introduced legislation in a bid to ban the sale of disposable vapes, to protect children from nicotine addiction and address environmental concerns ...

Imperial Brands reported trading in line with expectations, driven by robust growth in its tobacco segment and next generation products, as it prepares to give its full-year results in November ...

UK vaping rates will overtake smoking rates for the first time ever, according to new research provided by the Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction (GSTHR) project ...

UK consumer goods company Supreme says it will keep investing in rechargeable pods as it issued its trading statement for the first half of the 2025 financial year, which ends this month ...

Cancer Research UK is concerned about the impact a ban on disposables in the UK could have on vaping harm perception and overall public health, particularly if justified on the grounds of protecting youth ...

Governments around the world are rushing to clamp down on disposable vapes, responding to mounting concerns over their devastating environmental impact, health risks and surging popularity among young people ...

The debate over vaping regulations in the UK is heating up, with recent discussions in the House of Lords (upper house of Parliament) raising concerns about the growing use of disposable vaping products by children...

E-cigarette design is already starting to change in anticipation of an exceedingly likely disposables ban in the UK, which could lead other jurisdictions to follow suit ...

It’s beginning to look like the well of smokers who have not tried vaping is running dry, and this has dramatic implications for the sector, its approach and the way others will interact with it...

Nicotine pouch sales have been growing dramatically, fuelled by celebrity marketing activity. However, it appears little of that growth is due to cannibalising sales from vaping ...

Data suggests growth in the uptake of disposable vaping devices in the UK is slowing and use is stabilising, bringing into question the usefulness of a ban on these products in the country ...

Executives were taken aback by the enthusiasm vendors showed for a nicotine vape brand in Dubai with a US West Coast theme, even though it involves a product that the UAE only recently legalised ...

Vaping company Ispire has signed a 30-year global licensing agreement with Hidden Hills Club, a cannabinoid operation with wider lifestyle ambitions that will lead to the creation of Hidden Hills branded nicotine vaping products ...

All Big Tobacco companies reported growth in their smoke-free segments, reflecting a trend towards diversification from traditional cigarettes, though none have addressed the regulatory environment and its potential impact on future earnings ...

New data suggests the number of smokers that have grown the UK vaping market could be nearly tapped out, and the government will likely act to stop new consumers from taking their place ...

British American Tobacco reported a drop in first-half revenue, offset by the continued growth of new categories. BAT expects new-category revenue to be weighted in the second half of 2024, driven by phased launches ...

The UK-based Global Institute for Novel Nicotine (GINN) has launched a partnership with Labstat International, an independent testing laboratory that mainly operates in the US and Canada ...

The Labour government used the king’s speech to announce it plans to introduce a Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which is effectively a revival of the previous Conservative proposal ...

The outcomes of the recent general elections in the UK and France could significantly affect the future of the tobacco alternatives industry in both countries ...