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LATEST ALERTS

World WHO report raises concerns over electronic waste…
United Kingdom 14th May deadline for synthetic nicotine product PMTAs…
Slovenia Health minister presents policy paper calling for further legislation…
United Kingdom Khan gives date for his tobacco recommendations…
Europe Documents indicate EU pouch regulation demands exaggerated…
Colorado - United States Bill banning flavours fails to pass Senate Committee…
Philippines New health warning templates apply from today…
New Zealand New rules on packaging apply from today…
Philippines Presidential candidate opposed to tobacco tax…
Colorado - United States Flavour and nicotine bill passes Senate Committee on Finance…
Sweden Bill to strengthen nicotine product rules to be discussed tomorrow…
Belgium Bill that bans smoking on station platforms approved…

TobaccoIntelligence global alerts database: April

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 1st April 2022 || Alerts , Regulatory data |

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13th May 2022
World: A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) states that new problems have emerged as more and more tobacco companies have started producing nicotine pouches, e-cigarettes and heated tobacco. The report states that the electronic waste is set to exacerbate the industry’s huge ecological impact. “These products will not only keep consumers addicted to nicotine, they also will create a whole new ecological crisis, from mining for battery components, to the manufacturing of plastics, to the disposal of 'vaping pods,' and electronic devices, some of which of course also need electricity to function,” the WHO said.
13th May 2022
US - reminder: 14th May is the deadline for submitting premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) for all synthetic nicotine products that were placed on the market on or before 14th April. Companies not planning to use the online portal and wanting to physically submit the PMTA should do so by today, 13th May, at 4pm.
13th May 2022
Slovenia: Today, the minister of health officially presented today via press conference the adopted Strategy for Reducing the Consequences of Tobacco Use - For Slovenia without Tobacco 2022–2030. As we previously reported, the policy paper calls for the urgent regulation of nicotine pouches, raising the minimum age for the purchase of heated tobacco products to 21, extending plain packaging to heated tobacco products, a flavour ban for heated tobacco and limiting the available points of sale of tobacco products, among others.
12th May 2022
UK: Javed Khan, who has been tasked by the government to head an independent tobacco review, stated that he will present his recommendations to the government on 25th May 2022 at 3pm.
11th May 2022
EU: Previously unreleased EU documents indicate that the European Commission’s Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG Sante) "exaggerated claims about member states’ desire for EU-wide regulation and calls to ban tobacco-free nicotine pouches," according to press reports. It is claimed that while DG Sante defended in a presentation that “most Member States have called for a EU level legislation that regulates these products (including banning nicotine pouches)”, in reality, only a third of all member states responded to its survey.

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TobaccoIntelligence global alerts database: April

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 1st April 2022 || Alerts , Regulatory data |

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