Freddie Dawson, Author at TobaccoIntelligence

Funding and conflicts of interest – from Big Tobacco to social media companies

Written by Freddie Dawson || 10th October 2024 || Blog |

A new body for judging social media complaints has been launched in the EU using money originating from Meta, the parent company of Facebook ...

The latest revision of the EU TPD – what’s in it for alternative nicotine products?

Written by Freddie Dawson || 19th September 2024 || Blog |

There is still little concrete information on what the EU will do in its next revision of the Tobacco Products Directive, though the primary focus will likely be emerging tobacco products ...

Give the people what they want in heated products – as long as that’s not banned

Written by Freddie Dawson || 12th September 2024 || Blog |

Brands that find a way to successfully deliver flavour while appealing to diversifying consumer desires will be best poised for success in a maturing heated tobacco market ...

What would a Harris White House look like for US tobacco and nicotine policies?

Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th September 2024 || News analysis |

US Republicans and their supporters are going to try to tie Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris to the record of outgoing president Joe Biden, including on the menthol ban proposed by the current administration ...

Prior to US elections, Trump’s stance on nicotine alternative products has evolved

Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th September 2024 || News analysis |

Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump’s position towards vaping evolved over the course of his former presidential term, and his position on other nicotine alternatives is unclear ...

What changes are in store for nicotine alternatives in a post-cessation world?

Written by Freddie Dawson || 3rd September 2024 || News analysis |

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 interact with it ...

PMI invests $277m in US plant expansion to increase Zyn pouch production by 40%

Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th August 2024 || News analysis |

Potential production capacity numbers indicate Philip Morris International (PMI) expects a massive hike in US demand for nicotine pouches ...

US Republican VP nominee keeps views on tobacco alternatives under his hat

Written by Freddie Dawson || 16th August 2024 || News analysis |

Republican nominee for vice-president JD Vance has been curiously silent on tobacco alternatives, even though common Washington Beltway gossip says Vance’s staff are some of the most nicotined up in all of Congress ...

US Democratic VP nominee unlikely to be an ally to the tobacco alternatives sector

Written by Freddie Dawson || 12th August 2024 || News analysis |

New Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz is unlikely to be a friend to the tobacco alternatives and vaping industries. As governor of the state of Minnesota, he's taken a strong line on nicotine products ...

KT&G and PMI to work together for US FDA approval on heated tobacco products

Written by Freddie Dawson || 31st July 2024 || News analysis |

Philip Morris International (PMI) will help KT&G on its US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) for its Lil heated tobacco products ...

Southeast Asia regulatory round-up, July 2024

Written by Freddie Dawson || 26th July 2024 || News analysis |

Expect a flurry of regulations on vaping and other alternative nicotine products in Southeast Asia over the second half of 2024. TobaccoIntelligence looks at regulatory developments in the region ...

With the US governorship race underway, how do candidates view nic alternatives?

Written by Freddie Dawson || 25th July 2024 || Blog |

Though debate about US president Joe Biden’s potential replacement dominates headlines on the November elections, down-ballot races in many states may impact the future of nicotine alternatives in the country ...

Switzerland finds smoking down, use of alternatives up in 30-year survey results

Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th July 2024 || Blog |

Swiss authorities have released results of a 30-year study on smoking and tobacco use in the country, tracking answers to a health survey conducted from 1992 to 2022 ...

Revival of UK birthdate ban on purchase of smoking products will impact HTPs

Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th July 2024 || News analysis |

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 ...

No timeline yet as Canada starts process of further restricting nicotine pouches

Written by Freddie Dawson || 12th July 2024 || News analysis |

The Canadian government has initiated the process that will lead to new restrictions on nicotine pouches – restrictions some in the industry say should be extended to all nicotine replacement therapy products ...

22nd Century set to fully launch VLN in South Korea after lessons learned in trial

Written by Freddie Dawson || 10th July 2024 || News analysis |

US-based 22nd Century will move to a full roll out of its VLN brand very-low-nicotine cigarette products in the South Korean market, where it had previously launched a limited trial run ...

KT&G uses new fast-charging tech to revamp Lil Aible heated tobacco device

Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd July 2024 || News analysis |

KT&G has unveiled a new version of its Lil Aible heated tobacco device. The South Korean tobacco company highlighted the improved charging and pre-heating times of Lil Aible 2.0 ...

Health Canada issues recall for Zyn nicotine pouches not authorised for sale

Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th June 2024 || News analysis |

Health Canada has issued a recall on Zyn nicotine pouches being sold in the country without proper market authorisation, which is only granted by the agency following an application process ...

Smoke-free targets could have been met had the EU embraced harm reduction

Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th May 2024 || News analysis |

If the EU had embraced harm reduction from the outset, it would have already achieved its smoke-free goals, according to Swedish member of European Parliament (MEP) Johan Nissinen ...

Ireland looking to have 21 be the new 18 when it comes to legal age for tobacco use

Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd May 2024 || Blog |

Ireland will look to raise the minimum age for purchasing tobacco products to 21, affecting heated tobacco products but not (yet) nioctine pouches or vapour products ...

Survey results on nicotine usage rates among young Finns beg further digging

Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th April 2024 || Blog |

Use of alternative nicotine products among younger consumers in Finland is on the rise, but their tobacco use has stayed the same, a survey by the Finnish Association for Substance Abuse Prevention recently found ...

PMI could be looking to help keep Austin weird and well-stocked in heated tobacco

Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th April 2024 || Blog |

The city of Austin, in Texas, will be where Philip Morris International (PMI) first tests its Iqos 3 in the US, with testing set to go ahead within the next three months ...

Where will tax hikes and court rulings take the alternative tobacco market?

Written by Freddie Dawson || 21st March 2024 || Blog |

A recent CJEU ruling confirmed it was OK for Germany to increase duties on heated tobacco sticks to the equivalent of 80% of the tax applied to conventional cigarettes on public health grounds ...

No clear guidance on pouch marketing in Europe, so advertisers should be cautious

Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th March 2024 || Blog |

Rules on how companies can market nicotine pouches in Europe are no clearer, but criticisms of practices have started and are only going to increase as what can and cannot be done in major European markets remains murky...

Signing a petition for change? Don’t expect that to affect UK tobacco policy

Written by Freddie Dawson || 7th March 2024 || Blog |

It looks like nicotine pouches are gearing up to be the latest battleground for tobacco alternatives, with opposition to pouches springing up in the UK and the US ...

Japan’s lack of support for HTPs at COP10 threatens harm reduction, says industry

Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th February 2024 || News analysis |

Heated tobacco didn't receive any support from the Japanese government at COP10, and some stakeholders feared the entire premise of harm reduction and reduced-risk products could be under threat ...

Important EU cancer inequalities report not optimistic on tobacco alternatives

Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th February 2024 || News analysis |

An influential European Union report, “Beating Cancer Inequalities in the EU”, has taken a cautious, generally pessimistic view on tobacco alternatives ...

WHO reports drop in tobacco use despite industry ‘interference’ in achieving goals

Written by Freddie Dawson || 25th January 2024 || Blog |

Tobacco use continues to reduce globally, according to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2030 ...

What will the year ahead bring? Expected tobacco and nicotine regulation in 2024

Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd January 2024 || News analysis |

TobaccoIntelligence predicts a restrictive future for the regulation of tobacco alternative products but also growth in both the global nicotine pouch and heated tobacco markets from 2023 to 2024 ...

Spotlight on laws, bans and environment as tobacco alternatives trend up in 2023

Written by Freddie Dawson || 28th December 2023 || News analysis |

Looking back, 2023 just might be viewed as the turning-point year in alternatives to cigarettes, but in which direction things turn remains to be seen ...

Haypp Group eyes opportunities for reduced-risk products in Europe

Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th December 2023 || News analysis |

Haypp Group, an online retailer of reduced-risk products, will look to expand into new categories and European markets following the success of a vaping pilot in the UK ...

The curious case of Smokie’s Redmuule nicotine pouches and an Italian law

Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th December 2023 || Blog |

The decision to first specifically ban and then permit the Redmuule nicotine pouch brand to be sold on the Italian market makes one wonder how rulemaking can be done in such an ad hoc fashion ...

Sale of 22nd Century’s hemp/cannabis business shifts revenue focus to tobacco

Written by Freddie Dawson || 29th November 2023 || News analysis |

US-based 22nd Century will sell its hemp/cannabis subsidiary, GVB Biopharma, to an entity affiliated with current GVB employees and will use the sale proceeds to pay off debt and further deleverage its balance sheet ...

Demand for KT&G’s next-gen products contributes to record-high Q3 revenues

Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd November 2023 || News analysis |

KT&G reported record-high quarterly revenues for the third quarter of 2023, with a significant contribution from its next generation product (NGP) category, as part of its release on the quarter's financial results ...

The tricky partnership of tobacco companies and research funding

Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th November 2023 || Blog |

The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World has ended its relationship with Philip Morris International, bringing to a close one of the tobacco company’s many efforts to distance itself from its own best-selling products ...

King’s speech sets out UK’s ambitious plans for a smoke-free generation

Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th November 2023 || News analysis |

King Charles said in the king’s speech that the UK parliament will try to push through its plan to prevent those born on or after 1st January 2009 from buying cigarettes ...

Foundation for a Smoke-Free World parts ways with PMI, plans to change its name

Written by Freddie Dawson || 8th November 2023 || News analysis |

The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW) has severed its connection with tobacco company Philip Morris International (PMI) and will soon change its name, its new CEO Cliff Douglas has announced ...

New tech helps 22nd Century expand its vision for reduced-nicotine tobacco

Written by Freddie Dawson || 8th November 2023 || News analysis |

22nd Century is already demonstrating its commitment to expand its intellectual property in the area of reduced-nicotine tobacco, which it said it would undertake during a presentation of its third quarter results ...

How might major companies deal with the EU heated tobacco flavour ban?

Written by Freddie Dawson || 19th October 2023 || Blog |

A recent TobaccoIntelligence report highlights just how important avoiding the EU heated tobacco flavour ban is to companies that provide such products and what they might do about it ...

Among England’s smokers, northerners are the biggest quitters, new study says

Written by Freddie Dawson || 16th October 2023 || News analysis |

The north of England has the country’s highest level of success in quitting smoking, despite being severely underserved by cessation services, according to a new analysis of quitters who self-reported sucess to the NHS ...

Potential for convergence of HT and vape technologies discussed at GTNF in Seoul

Written by Freddie Dawson || 13th October 2023 || News analysis |

Future innovation in vaping and tobacco alternatives is likely to involve environmental improvements and prevention of youth usage, said speakers at the Global Tobacco and Nicotine Forum ...

GTNF speakers say evidence should drive nicotine legislation, not public pressure

Written by Freddie Dawson || 12th October 2023 || News analysis |

Public pressure can drive legislators to make populist decisions on nicotine product regulation that are not based on evidence, warned speakers at the recent Global Tobacco & Nicotine Forum (GTNF) in Seoul ...

Herbal sticks are Big Tobacco’s flavour of the moment, but what’s the end-game?

Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th October 2023 || Blog |

It looks like herbal sticks for heated tobacco devices have really hit the big time. And by big time, read Big Tobacco. Both BAT and PMI have launched a nicotine-containing tobacco-free stick ...

UK ASA not a fan of influencers peddling nicotine, but where’s the regulation?

Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th September 2023 || Blog |

Social media influencers to market nicotine pouches has been drawing media attention, but the marketing of pouches in the UK remains rather unregulated ...

KT&G’s next-generation products enjoy over 70% sales growth worldwide

Written by Freddie Dawson || 21st August 2023 || News analysis |

KT&G anticipates that alternative nicotine products will continue to make up greater proportions of its sales, the company said during a presentation of its second-quarter results ...

FDA issues warning letter over corn-husk-based product containing nicotine

Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th August 2023 || News analysis |

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to Amarillo Snuff over its smokeless nicotine product that uses corn husks instead of tobacco leaves ...

22nd Century adjusts its 2023 revenue outlook after a rocky second quarter

Written by Freddie Dawson || 16th August 2023 || News analysis |

22nd Century will focus on streamlining operating costs and making the marketing and sales push for its VLN cigarette products more cost efficient to address issues that have forced it to revise full-year profit guidance ...

Japan Tobacco ready to put unexpected revenue boost back into heated tobacco

Written by Freddie Dawson || 3rd August 2023 || News analysis |

Japan Tobacco (JT) is to ramp up investment in its production of heated tobacco sticks over the second half of 2023 after reporting better than expected results for the first six months of the year ...

PMI admits it can’t quit Russia due to international financial regulations

Written by Freddie Dawson || 26th July 2023 || News analysis |

More than 15 months after pledging to “scale down” its activities in Russia, Philip Morris International (PMI) has said it can’t pull out of the Russian market ...

US FDA CTP checks itself to move forward in response to Reagan-Udall report

Written by Freddie Dawson || 3rd July 2023 || News analysis |

The US Food and Drug Administration Center for Tobacco Products has published milestones to expect as it continues to address issues brought up by the Reagan-Udall Foundation’s recent report ...

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