LATEST ALERTS
Is the FDA clearing up misperceptions – or is it sending mixed signals?
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
Category e-Cigarettes
Looking into nicotine – non-tobacco sources for research and even benefits
6th September 2023 - News analysis |
Despite increasing interest in synthetic nicotine, most nicotine still comes from tobacco. But could other plants also be a commercially viable source of the substance?
New Zealand: heated tobacco regulation, September 2023
6th September 2023 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place for heated tobacco products in New Zealand, covering all policy areas from notification and advertising to taxation and packaging requirements
Weekly regulatory podcast: 28th August-1st September
4th September 2023 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products
No tobacco tax hike in France for 2024, but ‘other measures’ are on the horizon
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
Italy implements EU HTP flavour ban, but ambiguity could cause misinterpretation
1st September 2023 - News analysis |
Italy’s parliament has passed a law implementing the EU ban on flavours in heated tobacco – but ambiguity in its definition of the category may lead to difficulties in interpretation
South Africa’s bill to toughen tobacco rules elicits mixed reactions from public
31st August 2023 - News analysis |
South Africans have expressed mixed reactions to the country’s Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill, which aims to strengthen the law and would create new rules affecting tobacco products
Trademarks and patents: intellectual property requirements in the US
31st August 2023 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report examines and compares the protection of intellectual property through patents and trademarks at both federal and state levels, though individual state requirements are not covered
Dutch tobacco law loophole leads to Formula 1 confusion and confrontation
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
Lithuania works on draft nicotine pouch legislation amid shadow market fears
29th August 2023 - News analysis |
Nicotine pouch sales are currently banned in Lithuania, but that could soon change, as amendments are in the works to the country’s Law I-1143 on the control of tobacco, tobacco products and related products
Weekly regulatory podcast: 21st-25th August
28th August 2023 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products
Young US adults are smoking less, while upping their use of e-cigs and cannabis
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
Education on smoking alternatives justified but not top priority, says US FDA
25th August 2023 - News analysis |
Educating consumers about reduced-risk alternatives to smoking is worthwhile – but encouraging them to use smoking-cessation methods should still take priority, according to the US Food and Drug Administration
Israel proposes tough measures and tax hikes to curb youth nicotine use
24th August 2023 - News analysis |
The Israeli Ministry of Health has published plans for stricter measures that would apply to all smoking and tobacco products, in advance of a public consultation aimed at amending the Tobacco Law
F1 Velo sponsorship in the Netherlands: is McLaren pulling a fast one?
23rd August 2023 - News analysis |
Health organisations in the Netherlands are protesting against promotion of the nicotine pouch brand Velo by the UK’s McLaren Formula 1 team
ITGA calls for understanding of the challenges faced by tobacco growers
23rd August 2023 - News analysis |
The world’s tobacco growers are facing urgent economic, social and environmental challenges, from rising production costs and stagnating prices to labour shortages, unseasonable weather, soil degradation and deforestation
Weekly regulatory podcast: 14th-18th August
21st August 2023 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products
KT&G’s next-generation products enjoy over 70% sales growth worldwide
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
The pollution problem – the latest culprits, who’s to blame and is it solvable?
18th August 2023 - Blog |
The vast volumes of waste and litter attributable to vaping have become a major issue in recent months, and even if some of the media coverage seems biased, the underlying problem is real enough
FDA issues warning letter over corn-husk-based product containing nicotine
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
UK government launches consultation on inserts in tobacco products
17th August 2023 - News analysis |
The UK government has launched a public consultation on adding inserts to cigarette packs to encourage smokers to quit
White House opposes bill preventing FDA’s proposed menthol ban in the US
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
22nd Century adjusts its 2023 revenue outlook after a rocky second quarter
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
Weekly regulatory podcast: 7th-11th August
14th August 2023 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products
With new law Italy is set to prohibit the direct online sale of nicotine pouches
14th August 2023 - News analysis |
Italy has stepped back at the last minute from imposing a formal permanent ban on the online sale of nicotine pouches
Venezuela joins the list of countries outlawing heated tobacco and vapes
11th August 2023 - News analysis |
Venezuela is the latest Latin American country to issue a government decree banning nationwide sales, consumption, exports and distribution of heated tobacco and vapes
A blogger’s farewell – the inside dope on the tobacco alternatives question
10th August 2023 - Blog |
After the opening question, “Have you ever used cannabis?” came the follow-up: “Do you think it did you any harm?” To which my honest answer was: “Yes. It got me hooked on tobacco”
Guatemala: oral tobacco and nicotine pouch regulation, August 2023
8th August 2023 - Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides details of the current regulatory framework in place for oral tobacco and nicotine pouches in Guatemala, covering all policy areas
Guatemala: heated tobacco regulation, August 2023
8th August 2023 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides details of the current regulatory framework in place for heated tobacco products in Guatemala, covering all policy areas from notification and taxation to advertising and labelling and packaging rules
BAT’s Zonnic approval ‘could open a path into Canada for other nicotine pouches’
8th August 2023 - News analysis |
Health Canada has approved the first nicotine pouch authorised for sale in Canada as an over-the-counter cessation aid – a move some say could open the door to other nicotine pouches hitting the market
Weekly regulatory podcast: 31st July-4th August
7th August 2023 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products
Are herbal heated sticks set to replace heated tobacco products in Europe?
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
WHO report says products like heated tobacco are ‘re-normalising smoking’
4th August 2023 - News analysis |
New and emerging nicotine products, including heated tobacco, may threaten the achievements of decades of tobacco control, according to a new report from the World Health Organization
Where does political deadlock in Spain leave alternative tobacco product laws?
4th August 2023 - News analysis |
Spain’s surprise inconclusive election result has left the future of alternative tobacco product and vaping regulation in the country up in the air, with everything depending on what government eventually emerges
Japan Tobacco ready to put unexpected revenue boost back into heated tobacco
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
Sustainability versus waste and pollution – it’s the major, growing issue we all face
3rd August 2023 - Blog |
While no industry, from aviation to mining, farming to fishing, can pretend to be uninvolved in the major growing issue of the environment, the tobacco industry is as inescapably bound up in the debate as any other
Altria reports solid oral tobacco segment performance despite lower revenues
2nd August 2023 - News analysis |
Altria reported a solid performance in the first half of 2023 despite lower net revenues, partially offset by higher revenue in the oral tobacco segment
More improvement needed – WHO report gives the world 7/10 for tobacco control
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)
Belarus: heated tobacco regulation, August 2023
1st August 2023 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report offers comprehensive analysis of the current regulatory framework in place for heated tobacco products in Belarus, covering all policy areas
Belarus: oral tobacco and nicotine pouch regulation, August 2023
1st August 2023 - Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides detailed analysis of the current regulatory framework in place for oral tobacco and nicotine pouches in Belarus, covering all policy areas
HeatSticks could be Philip Morris’s silver lining after court ruling on cigarettes
1st August 2023 - News analysis |
Sales of HeatSticks could ironically end up benefitting from a US legal battle lost by their manufacturer Philip Morris and other leading tobacco companies
RJ Reynolds wants judge’s rejection of US FDA’s graphic health warnings upheld
31st July 2023 - News analysis |
Lawyers for RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company call the US Food and Drug Administration’s defence of its graphic cigarette warnings “half-hearted” in a new legal brief
Weekly regulatory podcast: 24th-28th July
31st July 2023 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products
The top changes that matter in this month’s Policy Radar update, June 2023
28th July 2023 - Policy radar analysis reports , Regulatory reports |
This reports examines some of the most important changes implemented in the June update of our Policy Radar and provides some key insights into what they mean for the industry
‘Must do better’ – BAT boss gives Hyper 2 a less than Glo-ing half-term report
27th July 2023 - News analysis |
British American Tobacco (BAT) has reported a continued positive performance of its vapour and modern oral segment but said it needs to do more work on its heated tobacco products
Romania: heated tobacco regulation, July 2023
27th July 2023 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report offers an analysis of the current regulatory framework in place for heated tobacco products in Romania, covering all policy areas
Kuwait: heated tobacco regulation, July 2023
26th July 2023 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
Kuwait allowed the import and sale of heated tobacco in 2016. This report provides detailed analysis of the regulatory framework in place for heated tobacco products in the country, covering all policy areas
PMI admits it can’t quit Russia due to international financial regulations
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
Iluma to the fore as PMI builds up a head of steam towards its smoke-free future
25th July 2023 - News analysis |
Philip Morris International (PMI) reported strong momentum over the first half of the year, driven by Iqos growth and the good performance of Swedish Match, accelerating the company’s transition to a smokeless future
Belgian minister urges EU-wide ban on ‘polluting and dangerous’ cigarette filters
25th July 2023 - News analysis |
Filtered cigarettes are as dangerous as those without filters and should be banned, Belgium’s environment minister told TobaccoIntelligence, supporting a call by the country’s Superior Health Council (CSS)
