New Zealand Government introduces smoke-free and regulated products bill ...
Taiwan No HTPs have as yet passed pre-sale health risk test ...
Armenia - Azerbaijan - Belarus - Kazakhstan - Kyrgyzstan - Moldova - Russia - Tajikistan - Uzbekistan Harm-prevention action plan created for CIS member states ...
Netherlands Citizens’ initiative for generational sales ban finds political support ...
Slovakia Amendment to excise tax act adopted, pouch tax to apply from February ...
India Karnataka state government urged to make upcoming festival tobacco-free ...
India Health experts say tobacco use contributes to nearly 1m deaths annually ...
Malaysia Tobacco helps drive surge in manufacturing sector’s value ...
Netherlands Registration requirement for tobacco product retailers being considered ...
United Kingdom Details on Tobacco and Vapes Bill coming ‘very soon’ ...
South Africa Health committee deliberates on tobacco bill ...
Bulgaria Parliament passes ban on under-age sales of herbal heated sticks ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 12th September 2024 || News analysis |
The use of pouches among US teenagers remained stable in the past year despite the constant increase in their sales, based on the recently released National Youth Tobacco Survey ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 5th September 2024 || Blog |
Just over a year after the Czech government unveiled a new, ambitious action plan to fight addictions, doubts are being raised over the government’s alignment with its own declared war on addictions ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 30th August 2024 || News analysis |
Laws requiring licences for retailers to sell vaping products might not be effective in reducing youth access to e-cigs, but they may affect youth tobacco consumption behaviour, a US study has found ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 23rd August 2024 || News analysis |
Is smoking and vaping worse than just smoking, or is it potentially beneficial for those addicted to combustible tobacco use, who may, at some point, quit it completely? ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 8th August 2024 || News analysis |
Tobacco smokers who also use e-cigarettes may be exposed to higher health risks than those who only use traditional cigarettes, but scientists are reluctant to put the blame on vaping ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 31st July 2024 || News analysis |
Lower nicotine content levels make tobacco products less addictive, but in vapes, they may lead users to compensate their intake by increasing the pace and intensity of their puffs, according to a recent study ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 26th July 2024 || News analysis |
The Spanish government has opened a public consultation on a soon-to-be drafted tobacco law bill, which would introduce new measures to regulate the consumption, sale, supply and advertising of tobacco products ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 18th July 2024 || News analysis |
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 ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 12th July 2024 || News analysis |
Users of smoke-free nicotine products may enjoy better dental health than tobacco smokers, according to a study that found electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) to be associated with a lower accumulation of dental plaque ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 11th July 2024 || News analysis |
The use of nicotine pouches may lead to potential harmful consequences in young users, according to a US assessment of the not-so-extensive research so far available on the topic ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 4th July 2024 || News analysis |
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first recommendations on clinical treatment for tobacco-use cessation, aimed at helping users quit all types of tobacco products ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 6th June 2024 || Blog |
The World Health Organization (WHO) chose to dedicate this year’s World No Tobacco Day to exposing practices used by the tobacco industry to “hook the next generation” into becoming its customers for life ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 16th May 2024 || News analysis |
UK medical device manufacturer Ventus Medical has submitted a marketing authorisation application for an inhaling device to be used as a nicotine replacement therapy (NTR) in the UK ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 13th May 2024 || News analysis |
The next European Parliament should make sure that consumers’ demands are met, as its soon-to-be-elected members carry out the revision of the EU tobacco policy framework, according to current parliamentarian Pietro Fiocchi ...
Changes in the European Parliament composition may favour a more open approach towards harm reduction, although currently the EU Commission maintains a conservative stance, according to member of European Parliament (MEP) Radka Maxová ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 25th April 2024 || News analysis |
Representatives from the European tobacco industry hope the renewal of the EU Parliament, following elections in June, will bring about changes in the EU Commission (EC)’s attitude towards them ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 11th April 2024 || Blog |
Three years after the expected date, the Spanish government has finally approved the country’s new anti-smoking plan, which will now need to be implemented through different laws across the country ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 22nd February 2024 || Blog |
No smoking and no nicotine consumption at all is better for your health than quitting cigarettes without quitting nicotine, says the European Respiratory Society, stating the obvious ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 20th February 2024 || News analysis |
British American Tobacco (BAT) and Amazon are going to appeal a combined total of €7m in sanctions for the “misleading advertising” of Glo Hyper X2 and Glo Hyper Air heated tobacco devices in Italy ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 16th February 2024 || News analysis |
Herbal sticks will be tracked and traced the same way as traditional cigarettes and heated tobacco sticks in Italy starting from May, which could work against black market trade ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 8th February 2024 || Blog |
European authorities seem unsure on the timeline for the next step in the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) review and laissez-faire about keeping anyone up to date on developments for it ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 2nd February 2024 || News analysis |
Spain's health minister Mónica García announced the country will have a new smoking prevention plan in place by the end of this year, reforming the tobacco law – originally due to be amended in 2021 ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 26th January 2024 || News analysis |
No further steps are expected in the revision of the EU legislative framework for tobacco control at least until this year’s second half, based on updates of the evaluation process timeline on the EC website ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 25th January 2024 || News analysis |
An appeal on the EU heated tobacco product flavour ban – brought by UK-based Nicoventures Trading and other BAT subsidiaries to the Court of Justice of the European Union is unlikely to succeed ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 22nd January 2024 || News analysis |
British American Tobacco (BAT) did not expect the temporary sales suspension of its Velo nicotine pouches in Italy, ordered by health authorities, and is prepared to take action to protect its rights ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 17th January 2024 || News analysis |
Spain has banned flavours in heated tobacco products (HTPs), joining the list of European countries that have transposed a EU Commission (EC) directive prohibiting flavoured HTPs across the continent ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 11th December 2023 || News analysis |
As the revision process of the EU tobacco policy framework keeps being delayed, commissioners are still not able to come up with a timeline, or even a date for the submission of the new texts ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 5th December 2023 || News analysis |
Spain’s newly formed government, led for the second time by socialist prime minister Pedro Sánchez, may not be good news for the tobacco and nicotine sectors ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 24th November 2023 || News analysis |
A new Danish government plan to curb the consumption of tobacco and nicotine among young people is facing criticism from international advocates of reduced-risk nicotine products ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 23rd November 2023 || Blog |
This time last year, the start of a debate within the European Parliament on the revisions to the EU tobacco policy framework was imminent, but now it is not even part of the parliamentary schedule for 2024 ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 16th November 2023 || Blog |
The latest nationwide survey on tobacco product consumption among US youth showed that high school students in the country are ditching vaping, which is definitely good news ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 14th November 2023 || News analysis |
The use of tobacco and nicotine products declined nearly 4% among high school students in the US between 2022 and 2023, a national survey has found ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 13th November 2023 || News analysis |
Snus is increasingly popular among Swiss consumers – particularly young male users – while cigarette smoking rates keep declining, according to the country’s latest population healthcare survey ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 3rd November 2023 || News analysis |
Members of the European Parliament are raising concerns over what they consider a possible plot by EU bureaucrats to endorse and implement “extreme WHO positions” on tobacco control with no previous consultation ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 26th October 2023 || News analysis |
Three out of four people in Finland are concerned about the increasing popularity of nicotine pouches among young users, and nearly half of Finns are in favour of a ban, according to a recent survey ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 23rd October 2023 || News analysis |
The EU’s ban on flavours in heated tobacco applies from today, amid criticism from harm reduction advocates, tobacco companies and some European politicians who believe that it could discourage smoking cessation ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 19th October 2023 || News analysis |
Reduced-risk nicotine products are competing with combustibles and lowering smoking rates, rather than encouraging consumers towards them, according to a new international study ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 26th September 2023 || News analysis |
Dutch officials believe a revised EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) will not come into force before 2027 at the earliest and, when it does, will reflect a conservative approach to novel tobacco products ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 12th September 2023 || News analysis |
Less than 13% of adults smoke cigarettes in the UK, the lowest figure ever recorded by the country’s Office for National Statistics (ONS). This represents a small decrease from the 13.3% recorded for 2021 ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 7th September 2023 || Blog |
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seems to be looking for the right words to educate smokers about reduced-risk tobacco and nicotine products ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 4th September 2023 || News analysis |
France will not include a tax increase in its tobacco control plan for 2024, prime minister Élisabeth Borne has promised, though she said “other measures” would be taken ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 31st August 2023 || Blog |
The Netherlands has been praised by the World Health Organization for its tobacco control policies, but a legal loophole has been fuelling harsh confrontation between local health organisations and a Formula 1 team ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 28th August 2023 || News analysis |
Young adults in the US are more likely to vape or use cannabis than to smoke cigarettes, according to a new Gallup poll, as the national smoking rate hovers near a historical low ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 17th August 2023 || News analysis |
The US government is opposing a bill that would prevent the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from enforcing a ban on menthol cigarettes it proposed last year ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 7th August 2023 || News analysis |
Tobacco-free herbal sticks are expected to continue growing in popularity thanks to potential price and flavour range advantages over heated tobacco products ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 2nd August 2023 || News analysis |
Seven out of ten people worldwide – five times as many as in 2007 – are protected against tobacco-related health issues by sound regulatory policies, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) ...
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 19th July 2023 || News analysis |
Lobbyists for tobacco alternatives have urged Spanish voters to back centre and right-leaning parties in the 23rd July elections, fearing further tough regulations if the current government remains in power ...