The recent marketing granted orders the US Food and Drug Administration issued for Juul and, earlier, for Vuse Alto show there are multiple ways to get through the premarket tobacco product application pathway ...

Harm reduction as a concept is squarely in the sights of the World Health Organization’s (WHO)’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) at its upcoming 11th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) ...

Altria reported some declines in its earnings, while its e-cig brand Njoy discontinued shipments of Ace to wholesalers in the first half of 2025. Meanwhile, the company is actively building out a broader vapour portfolio...

Egypt has intensified its tobacco taxation policy with yet another cigarette price hike, sparking concerns among some officials that the tax amendment fails to address e-cigarettes or heated tobacco products ...

Unlike filter cigarettes, which basically remained unchanged since they first entered the market in 1934, reduced-risk products have become a realm of innovation since their inception ...

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? ...

The first six months of the current administration under US president Donald Trump can be defined by its use of executive orders and imposition of tariffs on goods imported into the US ...

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 ...

The battle over proposed restrictions on flavoured vaping products across Canada is heating up, with anti-smoking groups calling on the new government to impose restrictions in its first 100 days ...

Last November, the feeling was that the election of US president Donald Trump indicated a general shift to the right in global politics, but the results did not quite pan out that way ...

Why has the Netherlands taken such a harsh, prohibitionist stance on nicotine when it has historically been liberal in its approach to other so-called vice products? ...

All flavours should be banned for nicotine products, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which also wants increased regulation of advertising, limits on hardware design, and plain packaging requirements being implemented across the board...

Greece is moving closer to a flavour ban on alternative nicotine products as part of a broader crackdown on under-age access to alcohol and tobacco ...

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 ...

Thailand is embroiled in a tussle over regulating vapes, after a government crackdown on an illegal industry netted e-cigs worth millions of dollars and shut down operations serving the country’s voracious vaping market ...

Extreme vagueness has got the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) off the hook in the latest major challenge on its handling of premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) ...

US president Donald Trump’s tariffs could actively harm public health – but not in a way that might be expected ...

As part of its efforts to cut alternative tobacco product sales in Poland, the country’s Ministry of Health is advancing plans to ban nicotine-containing and nicotine-free single-use vapes ...

Martin Makary faces a vote before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today, 13th March. If approved, he takes a step closer to becoming head of the US FDA ...

Figures published as part of New York state’s lawsuit against flavoured e-cigarette companies show just how big the market has been for vaping firms ...

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is moving closer to adopting unified regulations for electronic alternatives to tobacco products, with a final draft approved by the GCC Standardization Organization in January ...

The state of New York appears to have plenty of evidence against the vaping-related companies it has targeted in its lawsuit, so why would it include questionable accusations? ...

New York prosecutors have launched what they are calling a “landmark” case against the illegal sale of flavoured vaping products in the US state ...

Poland aims to use its position as EU Council president to place measures targeting alternative tobacco products high on the bloc’s legislative agenda just as Warsaw is advancing tax hikes and bans in the sector...

As the centre-right CDU/CSU prepares for a potential return to power in Germany, its stance on tobacco and nicotine policy is set to be a key point of negotiation with prospective coalition partners ...

Canada has announced a temporary suspension of the proposed ban on flavoured vaping products. Meanwhile, a study has found 68% of former smokers who quit using vaping did so with flavoured e-liquids ...

The European Commission is taking a cautious approach to tobacco-related regulations, and key directives might not be revisited until 2026, but is it based on the whole truth? ...

Packaging of US nicotine alternatives could face a major shake-up, thanks to First Amendment challenges against restrictions on what companies can say and do ...

The French Senate has finally approved the law banning disposable vapes, officially making France the second EU country, after Belgium, to implement such a measure ...

British American Tobacco (BAT) reported a decline in revenues for the year, offset by a positive performance in new categories across all three regions ...

The Polish Council of Ministers has adopted a draft bill to extend an excise tax to nicotine pouches and vaping and heating devices, including disposables ...

Vaping companies face ethical and legal challenges as they navigate an increasingly complex market and attempt to grow market share without attracting accusations that they are exacerbating the youth vaping epidemic ...

Altria released its fourth-quarter and full-year financial results today, revealing progress and ongoing challenges in its business strategy – particularly concerning the acquisition of its e-cigarette brand, Njoy ...

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...

As 2025 unfolds, the European Union finds itself at the centre of an intensifying debate over the environmental and health impacts of disposable vapes, and actions taken by countries like Belgium and France highlight a...

We look back at predictions ECigIntelligence published at the start of 2024 to see how well we did in calling events that would occur in the e-cigarette sector throughout the year ...

“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...

Not a single US state governorship flipped parties during the elections held on 5th November despite strong gains in the Senate for the Republican party, as well as the party’s victory in the presidential election...

Poland’s health minister, Izabela Leszczyna, has announced that her ministry is drafting legislation to ban e-cigarettes with flavours as well as synthetic nicotine pouches ...

Some governments worldwide are stepping up efforts to curb youth vaping as concerns mount over its health risks and environmental impacts ...

Peru has taken a bold step in public health regulation with new legislation aimed at curbing the impact of tobacco and nicotine products as Congress approves strict guidelines for their use ...

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 ...

Costa Rica is advancing legislation aimed at strengthening its regulatory framework for the vaping industry, with a new amendment that will comprehensively replace the existing law ...

France aims to stop sales of disposable vapes by the end of the year and may soon ban nicotine pouches to protect youth, based on recent declarations by newly appointed minister of health Geneviève Darrieussecq...

Philip Morris International (PMI) highlighted the performance of its smoke-free products during its third-quarter results presentation, with the category growing to reach 38% of the company’s total net revenue ...

Donald Trump has promised to save vaping in the US, but will policy follow rhetoric if he wins the election and what will tying e-cig regulation to his candidacy mean if he loses? ...

Spain’s regulatory battle over nicotine products is heating up, but the centre-right People’s Party faces significant hurdles in pushing its proposed amendments through Parliament ...

Anti-smoking groups are calling on Canada’s addictions minister Ya’ara Saks to resign if she doesn’t move quickly to restrict flavoured vaping products ...

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 ...