Antonia Di Lorenzo, Author at TobaccoIntelligence

PMI suspends online sales of Zyn pouches in US due to District of Columbia probe

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 19th June 2024 || News analysis |

Philip Morris International halted online sales of its Zyn nicotine pouches in the US after receiving a subpoena from the District of Columbia attorney general requesting information about sales of flavoured Zyn pouches in DC ...

With a right-leaning EU Parliament, what is the future of novel tobacco products?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 13th June 2024 || Blog , News analysis |

The result of the latest European Union elections is a clear twist to the right, signalling a potential shift towards a more business-friendly and deregulated environment for the vaping and heated tobacco industries ...

Latin America: regulatory news round-up

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 3rd June 2024 || News analysis |

Developments in the alternatives category in some Latin American countries may feed new hopes for legality and regulation. However, the majority keep heading towards stringent regulations or prohibitions ...

Sunak’s UK smoking ban on pause, not fast forward, but Labour may press ahead

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 29th May 2024 || News analysis |

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban bill is likely to be scrapped after it was not mentioned in the final business in the House of Commons following Sunak’s call for a snap general election ...

Netherlands edges closer to full ban on nicotine pouches with new proposal

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 27th May 2024 || News analysis |

The Dutch House of Representatives gave the green light to a proposal seeking to ban nicotine pouches completely in a move that seems to illustrate how the Netherlands is becoming increasingly anti–novel nicotine ...

Compromise is key for the future of novel products and harm reduction in Europe

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 16th May 2024 || Blog , News analysis |

The next European Parliament may feature a new mix of members who are likely to change Europe’s conservative stance on novel products and include harm-reduction strategies as part of the debate ...

Next-gen product innovation bolsters Imperial Brands’ half-yearly revenue

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 15th May 2024 || News analysis |

Imperial Brands delivered a solid performance for the first half of the year ended 31st March 2024, boosted by scaling up its existing footprint and stepping up innovation across all next-generation product categories ...

EU elections may bring harm-reduction issues into focus, says tobacco group rep

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 15th May 2024 || News analysis |

With EU elections looming, tobacco harm-reduction issues could play an important role and contribute to potential shifts in policy focus, despite the varying political stances across parties, says Frank Henkler-Stephani ...

Ploom X is the feather in JTI’s cap as reduced-risk products boost Q1 results

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 9th May 2024 || News analysis |

Japan Tobacco International (JTI) delivered a robust performance in the first quarter of 2024, partly thanks to a double-digit increase in reduced-risk product revenue – driven mainly by the heated tobacco sticks segment ...

With another White House menthol ban delay, is it just politics in an election year?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 9th May 2024 || Blog , News analysis |

The US government has once again dropped its plans to issue an immediate ban on menthol cigarettes, despite efforts from numerous civil rights organisations and medical associations urging for a ban to protect targeted communities ...

Retail sector wants to play bigger role in EU’s policies on novel tobacco products

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 3rd May 2024 || News analysis |

The European Confederation of Tobacco Retailers (CEDT) has called for greater involvement of the retail sector when EU lawmakers formulate policies on tobacco alternatives and nicotine products ...

Balancing between adult harm reduction and youth addiction – the debate goes on

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 2nd May 2024 || Blog , News analysis |

The debate over the approach healthcare providers should take when it comes to suggesting alternative products to help adult patients quit smoking has been ongoing for quite some time, but it’s still controversial ...

Altria ‘on track to deliver’ for the year with boost from On! pouches in the US

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 26th April 2024 || News analysis |

Oral tobacco continues to make a significant contribution to Altria’s numbers, as the company reported its results for the first quarter of 2024 with encouraging earnings from its On! nicotine pouch brand ...

PMI’s smoke-free momentum continues to build in 2024, fuelled by Iqos and Zyn

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 24th April 2024 || News analysis |

PMI continued reporting its smoke-free momentum in the first quarter of 2024, announcing 25% organic growth in net revenues and 38% in gross profit – with strong contributions from Iqos and Zyn ...

Harm-reduction strategies are part of the debate in European Parliament elections

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 23rd April 2024 || News analysis |

Some 370m Europeans will be called to the polls in June to elect the 720 members of the next European Parliament, and the outcome could shed light on the future of nicotine pouches ...

Will the next European Parliament have a milder outlook on smoking alternatives?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 15th April 2024 || News analysis |

Around 370m Europeans will be called to the polls in June to elect the 720 members of the next European Parliament. The outcome could reshape the narrative around harm-reduction strategies ...

The evolution of novel tobacco and nicotine products over the last decade

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 5th April 2024 || News analysis |

In this part of a series of articles celebrating the tenth anniversary of Tamarind Intelligence, we look at how heated tobacco, nicotine pouches and herbal heated sticks have evolved in the past decade ...

22nd Century sells hemp/cannabis business and tightens focus on VLN

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 2nd April 2024 || News analysis |

US-based 22nd Century highlights expansion of its VLN cigarettes distribution and retail network and the sale of its hemp/cannabis business in its 2023 full-year results ...

UK introduces generational smoking ban bill and publishes draft disposables ban

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 26th March 2024 || News analysis |

The UK’s proposed legislation for a generational ban on tobacco product sales was introduced to Parliament last week ...

UK tobacco prices to rise as chancellor hikes excise duty to accompany vape tax

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 7th March 2024 || News analysis |

UK tobacco prices will go up as a result of an increase in excise duties announced yesterday, 6th March, by the government during its spring budget ...

Zyn user vs PMI: US tobacco giant faces first big challenge to nicotine pouches

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 6th March 2024 || News analysis |

A consumer has sued Philip Morris International (PMI) over its nicotine pouch brand, Zyn, claiming that the product is harmful and addictive to young people ...

Oral products boosted Big Tobacco’s momentum in 2023, and HTPs still in play

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 27th February 2024 || News analysis |

Nicotine pouches seemed to be the universal positive for Big Tobacco in 2023, with oral tobacco categories making increasingly important contributions to all the companies involved in that area ...

KT&G reports double-digit growth in sales of heated tobacco sticks for 2023

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 21st February 2024 || News analysis |

South Korean tobacco company KT&G reported a positive performance in its next-generation product (NGP) business over the course of 2023, despite what it called “intensified competition” ...

Will there be an upcoming ‘Zynsurrection’ in the US, or is it much ado about nothing?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 15th February 2024 || Blog , News analysis |

With calls for a whole “Zynsurrection” in support of Zyn nicotine pouches, opposition to the rise of Zyn could end up being nothing more than a lot of noise ...

Strong Iqos momentum and Zyn’s success in the US drove PMI’s numbers in 2023

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 12th February 2024 || News analysis |

Philip Morris International (PMI) delivered a positive performance last year, with smoke-free products reaching almost 40% of the company’s total net revenues as well as gross profit ...

BAT’s new categories perform well, with its Velo nicotine pouches growing rapidly

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 9th February 2024 || News analysis |

British American Tobacco (BAT) saw its new category products achieve profitability two years ahead of schedule supported by rapid growth in its Velo nicotine pouch ...

PMI could re-introduce Iqos into US market after dispute resolution with BAT

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 6th February 2024 || News analysis |

British American Tobacco (BAT) has agreed to allow Philip Morris International (PMI) to re-introduce PMI’s Iqos heated tobacco device into the US marketplace ...

On! pouches in line with Altria’s vision, as oral segment grows in revenue share

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 2nd February 2024 || News analysis |

Oral tobacco continues to make an increasingly important contribution to Altria’s numbers – a trend the firm expects to continue, it said as it reported its fourth-quarter and full-year results for 2023 ...

Schumer’s war on Zyn pouches in US and ‘demagogic rhetoric’ draw broad criticism

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 1st February 2024 || News analysis |

Bipartisan congressional representatives, scientists, and industry stakeholders have all expressed concerns about criticism of Zyn pouches by New York Democratic senator Chuck Schumer ...

UK govt plans tobacco age-of-sale law and ban on sale of nicotine pouches to minors

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 29th January 2024 || News analysis |

British prime minister Rishi Sunak has announced plans to ban sales of previously unregulated nicotine pouches to minors and of tobacco products to anyone born on or after 1st January 2009 ...

US menthol ban expected to be delayed not halted by tobacco industry lawsuits

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 23rd January 2024 || News analysis |

Tobacco industry legal challenges to the proposed US ban on menthol-flavoured conventional cigarettes are expected but will only likely delay rather than reverse the ban, according to a legal expert ...

US Senate Democrats call on Biden administration to finalise menthol ban

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 16th January 2024 || News analysis |

A group of US Senate Democrats is trying to push the Biden administration to take action on banning menthol-flavoured cigarettes and all flavoured cigars as soon as possible ...

Herbal sticks are growing in popularity, but regulators might change their future

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 10th January 2024 || Blog , News analysis |

Herbal heated sticks are spreading worldwide as a replacement for conventional smoking as well as an alternative to heated tobacco products ...

Delay of US menthol cigarette ban by White House frustrates health groups

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 15th December 2023 || News analysis |

The Biden administration will take more time to review the US FDA's proposed rule to ban menthol cigarettes, which is now to be delayed until at least 2024, raising concerns among public health groups and others ...

Nicotine pouch rules single out Redmuule in Italy, but ADM says others may be next

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 6th December 2023 || News analysis |

Packaging restrictions introduced by an Italian health ministry decree are intended to apply only to Redmuule nicotine pouches, but similar measures may be implemented for other brands too, say the ADM ...

Italy allows sales of nicotine pouches by a specific brand, but with new restrictions

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 22nd November 2023 || News analysis |

The introduction of new packaging requirements for nicotine pouches in a decree allowing sales of one pouch brand shows authorities intended for the decree to legalise the sale of all brands, says the pouch distributor ...

Imperial on track with five-year plan, thanks to NGP growth and new launches

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 15th November 2023 || News analysis |

Imperial Brands reported a performance in line with its five-year-plan expectations in the year ended 30th September 2023, with new product and market launches boosting its next-generation product (NGP) revenue ...

No tax increase on Italian HTPs in the next two years, but the rise comes in 2026

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 13th November 2023 || News analysis |

There would be no increase in Italian excise duties on heated tobacco products for the next two years under the new 2024 Budget Bill, but the proposal does set a rate rise in 2026 ...

BAT banks on growing Canadian cannabis company with $90m boost

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 10th November 2023 || News analysis |

A British American Tobacco (BAT) subsidiary is investing a further CAD124.6m (USD90.2m) in its strategic partnership with Canadian licensed cannabis producer Organigram ...

US FDA warns manufacturer for selling unauthorised flavoured ‘nicotine mints’

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 9th November 2023 || News analysis |

The US FDA has issued a warning letter to manufacturer Nic Nac Naturals for selling unauthorised nicotine lozenges, described as “nicotine mints”, in both 3 mg and 6 mg strengths of nicotine and several flavours ...

22nd Century sees lower revenues despite continued VLN expansion

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 7th November 2023 || News analysis |

US company 22nd Century has reported decreased revenues and modest sales of its VLN brand very-low-nicotine cigarette products in the third quarter of 2023, despite the continued expansion of its VLN rollout strategy ...

Ploom X international expansion has helped to boost JTI’s Q3 performance

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 31st October 2023 || News analysis |

Japan Tobacco International (JTI) enjoyed a solid performance in the third quarter of the year, partially related to its Ploom X heated tobacco product geographic expansion ...

Altria reports year-to-date ‘resilient’ performance and progress with On!

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 27th October 2023 || News analysis |

Altria saw a “resilient” performance over the course of the first nine months of 2023, the company said as it reported its results for the third quarter of the year ...

PMI urges FDA to prioritise review of Iqos Iluma modified risk tobacco products

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 23rd October 2023 || News analysis |

Philip Morris International (PMI) has submitted premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) and modified risk tobacco product applications (MRTPAs) to the US FDA for its Iqos Iluma heated tobacco products (HTPs) ...

PMI accelerates smoke-free growth in Q3, fuelled by Zyn nicotine pouch sales in US

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 20th October 2023 || News analysis |

Strong sales momentum behind PMI’s Zyn nicotine pouches in the US helped drive the company’s growth in the third quarter, with US sales volume up nearly 66% on the same quarter in 2022 ...

Who benefits and who loses out in case of an EU-wide ban on nicotine pouches?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 12th October 2023 || Blog |

A ban on nicotine pouches in the EU does not seem far from becoming reality, as a “leaked” report from the European Commission’s bureaucrats shows they apparently want to extend the EU-wide ban on snus to tobacco-free nicotine...

UK generational smoking ban could lead to unintended results, harm experts say

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 10th October 2023 || News analysis |

The UK’s plan to introduce a progressive age ban for tobacco products has been welcomed by many in the public health world, but others warn that it and other government-proposed measures might have unintended results ...

Possible EU ban on nicotine pouches may jeopardise smoke-free goal, say critics

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 5th October 2023 || News analysis |

The European Commission (EC) reportedly wants to extend the EU-wide ban on snus to tobacco-free nicotine pouches. An EC report revealed on social media by an MEP says the oral tobacco ban has been successful ...

Launch of PMI’s first non-tobacco stick raises regulatory questions

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 2nd October 2023 || News analysis |

Philip Morris International (PMI) has launched a zero-tobacco stick called Levia for use with its heated tobacco device, Iqos. PMI is the first Big Tobacco to introduce these sticks, though others have marketed similar products ...

Reading between the fault lines in the FDA’s approach to tobacco regulation

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 21st September 2023 || Blog |

The difficulties the US FDA faces regulating novel nicotine are most obvious with e-cigs, rather than other categories, partly due to the sheer number of companies and products involved, and the issue of youth usage ...

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