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Heated tobacco is a smokeless tobacco product, but it is largely regulated as traditional tobacco across different policy areas in the Czech Republic. This report covers all policy areas regulating heated tobacco products
This report offers a detailed overview of the current regulatory regime in place in Ireland for heated tobacco, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, and predicts any future changes to those regulations
The Czech Republic is set to become the main EU proponent of tobacco harm-reduction policy following a change in philosophy among leaders, and is planning to implement a new decree for nicotine pouches in the near future as a result
On international World No Tobacco Day tobacco alternatives such as pouches were not excluded from the criticisms
Next-generation tobacco products are not the solution to damage caused by the tobacco industry to both public health and the environment, according to speakers at a World Health Organization (WHO) conference
Germany is one of the leading heat-not-burn (HnB) markets in the world, and is the country with the fifth largest market size globally according to TobaccoIntelligence’s database. This report presents the most important findings from a survey we conducted in the first quarter of 2022
Most tobacco companies are keen to be seen supporting the concept of harm reduction, especially through reduced-risk products like e-cigarettes, heat-not-burn and pouches. But how far is their support for the idea actually having an effect on their activities right now, as well as their future direction?
This report analyses whether US states are considering the different harm profiles of tobacco products when taxing them, in order to encourage consumption of lower-risk products
The World Health Organization (WHO)’s rejection of a new Covid-19 vaccine on anti-tobacco grounds will almost certainly end up having a negative impact on public health – particularly in the developing world
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has appointed epidemiologist Brian King as head of the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) – an appointment that has not gone down well among advocates of tobacco alternatives
TobaccoIntelligence analysed three of the most visited nicotine pouch online retailers at a European level. This report outlines our findings
Heat-not-burn (HnB) hardware could be in for a big shake-up in the EU over the next few years, with the environmental impact of batteries squarely in the firing line
The UK government is likely to miss its 2030 smoke-free ambition for England because the government is not supporting the full range of reduced-risk products, namely snus and nicotine pouches, according to an advocate for snus and vaping
Speaking at the launch of the seventh edition of the Atlas, US public health scholar Jeffrey Drope suggested that new nicotine technologies are “a huge distraction” which have “confused governments, the public health community and the public”
On 13th April 2022 the Belgian Competition Authority’s decision-making body, the Competition College, imposed fines totalling €36m on four major cigarette manufacturers for practices that restricted competition
This report offers a detailed overview of the current regulatory regime in place in New Zealand for heated tobacco, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches
This report provides a detailed overview of the current regulatory framework in place in China for heated and oral tobacco, and nicotine pouches
Swedish Match saw its smoke-free portfolio continuing to drive sales as well as increase operating profits in the first quarter of 2022, compared with the same period in 2021, and attributed this positive performance to “strong momentum for the US smoke-free business”
The $16bn takeover of Swedish Match by Philip Morris International (PMI) now seems more likely to happen than not (at least as of today; these things are never certain until the last signature is signed)
The board of Swedish Match has asked shareholders of the Scandinavian nicotine pouch maker to accept a $16bn takeover offer from tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI)
This report provides a detailed overview of the current regulatory framework for heated tobacco, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, covering all policy areas
Philip Morris International (PMI) is in talks to buy European rival Swedish Match in an estimated $15bn deal that could affect both the oral and smoking tobacco markets
This report outlines the current regulatory framework for heated tobacco, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches in Greece, as well as possible upcoming regulation for such products
The EU Commission told TobaccoIntelligence that progress on the process to institute the prohibition on flavours was underway and that the latest step is expected to be finalised “soon”
Heated tobacco is regulated in Finland as a tobacco product, meaning it will have to comply with the upcoming plain packaging restrictions and possibly with the flavour ban
The FDA is looking to ban menthol-flavoured cigarettes and all characterising flavours other than tobacco in cigars – a move that would also likely eliminate the possibility of flavours in products such as heated tobacco
The long-mooted proposal to prohibit menthol is the most dramatic step the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken since the 2009 Tobacco Control Act exempted menthol from a general ban on flavoured tobacco
A group of tobacco companies, including British American Tobacco (BAT) and its subsidiaries Nicoventures and House of Prince, have sued the Danish government over legislation which came into force in 2021
Altria saw $5.9bn in revenue in Q1 2022 – a decrease from both Q4 2021 ($6.25bn) and by 2.4% compared to Q1 2021
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) saw its revenues increase by 6.2% to JPY581.5bn ($4.5bn) in the first quarter of 2022, despite uncertainties over its business in Russia, compared with 5.3% growth to JPY547.3bn ($4.2bn) in the same period of 2021
The new US federal legislation has brought synthetic nicotine products under the oversight of the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA), meaning all synthetic nicotine products have to go through a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) process
This report outlines the current regulatory framework for heated tobacco, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches in Switzerland, as well as possible upcoming regulation for such products
Philip Morris International (PMI) saw positive numbers for the first quarter of 2022, with Iqos Iluma performing well in Japan, Switzerland and Spain
A reply from Los Angeles County lawyers is expected soon, after RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company and two other tobacco companies asked a federal appellate court to review its earlier affirmation of the county’s ban on flavoured tobacco sales
This report offers a detailed overview of the heated tobacco market in the Czech Republic, covering everything from market size and brands, to compatible products and pricing
Is the present system of peer-reviewed journal publication of scientific papers the best way to get the best science – particularly in the controversial world of tobacco? There are those who think it may not be
Heated tobacco is regulated in line with tobacco products in Kazakhstan. This report offers an overview of the current regulatory regime in the country for HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches
What will Michele Mital’s reign as acting director of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) mean in terms of policy?
British American Tobacco (BAT) has invested a further CAD6.3m (USD5.03m) in the Canadian cannabis company Organigram, thereby increasing its stake from 18.8% to 19.5%
By the end of 2022, a new tobacco control plan will be published. This report offers an overview of the current framework for heated tobacco, snus and nicotine pouches in the UK
Michele Mital’s appointment as acting head of the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) is not bad news for the industry, even if it’s not quite good news. And there may be bigger change at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
A new study suggests awareness of nicotine pouches among young US adult smokers is high, given the low market penetration of oral tobacco products in the country
A no-doubt well-meaning ballot measure enthusiastically taken up by voters just 18 months ago now has General Assembly members in the US state of Colorado tied up in a knot of their own making
While synthetic nicotine has become the focus of much controversy, demonised as a public health risk, its currently poor reputation derives more from bureaucracy than from the substance itself
Broadening the appeal of tobacco harm reduction (THR) products in low- and middle-income countries can be an uphill struggle, though it arguably matters more there than anywhere else
A detailed summary of the regulatory regime for heated tobacco and modern oral products in Hungary, covering product and age restrictions, labelling and packaging requirements, advertising restrictions, public usage and more
The UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published its post-implementation review of the country’s tobacco legislation
TobaccoIntelligence has put together a timeline outlining the major points to look out for over the summer as the US FDA brings synthetic nicotine into the premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) process
Philip Morris International (PMI) has cancelled all product launches in Russia for 2022 as part of its plans to suspend investments and scale down manufacturing operations across the country
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised the marketing of Logic Technology Development’s heated tobacco product Vapeleaf
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