Germany’s elections on 23rd February puts regulation of nicotine alternatives at the heart of the political debate, with major parties offering contrasting policies that could also set the stage for future policies across the EU...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 21st January 2025
Under a new draft bill, nicotine pouches – including synthetic nicotine variants – would be classified as related products under Poland’s tobacco laws, subjecting them to the same stringent restrictions as traditional tobacco products and e-cigarettes ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expects its new proposal for a very low nicotine cap on conventional cigarettes to be a net positive for alternative nicotine products ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised the marketing of 20 Zyn nicotine pouch products, marking the first time the agency has approved such products through its rigorous premarket tobacco product application process...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 16th January 2025
TobaccoIntelligence analysts make two riskier predictions: Argentina will move to legalise and regulate nicotine alternatives, and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will take steps to regulate them in 2025 ...
The US Food and Drug Administration’s proposed rule to slash nicotine levels in combusted tobacco products has cleared White House review, although it is still far from certain that the rule will come into force...
Despite a landscape dominated by regulatory uncertainty, the UK nicotine pouch market is witnessing rapid growth, driven by rising consumer demand for harm-reduction products and healthier alternatives to smoking ...
As Europe tightens its grip on disposable vapes with bans and restrictions addressing environmental and public health concerns, attention is beginning to shift to another rapidly growing nicotine product: nicotine pouches ...
TobaccoIntelligence predicts 2025 will be very important for nicotine alternatives, with key decisions to be made and regulation expected to become tougher overall ...
We look back at predictions TobaccoIntelligence published at the start of 2024 to see how well we did in calling events that would occur in the nicotine alternatives industry throughout the year ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 30th December 2024
Finnish authorities plan to create a legal nicotine pouch market. However, the government has reversed a previous bill that would have permitted a greater range of flavours, and a new bill proposes tighter restrictions ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 27th December 2024
Philip Morris International (PMI)’s judicial permission to sell heated tobacco products in Mexico is in jeopardy following the approval by Mexico’s Senate to ban vapes in the nation’s constitution ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 27th December 2024
A new study examining the economic relationship between cannabis and tobacco consumption in Australia has shown striking differences in how the two substances interact across age groups ...
The year that was 2024 saw the start of an inevitable regulatory pushback against increasing sales of nicotine alternatives, with multiple countries continuing to implement flavour bans on heated tobacco, and more restrictions on nicotine pouches...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 17th December 2024
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s ambitious proposal to slash nicotine levels in cigarettes unexpectedly reached a critical new milestone as it entered the Office of Management and Budget for review on 10th December...
A new study sheds some welcome and thought-provoking light on US CDC data, which ought to help to forestall undue panic about the arrival of nicotine pouches and heated tobacco ...
In many ways more of a ceremonial position than a leader in policy creation, the US surgeon general has, nonetheless, had an outside impact on tobacco control for quite some time ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 9th December 2024
An Iraqi bill that would define electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) – including heated tobacco devices – and bring them under the tobacco regime is now overdue for a vote ...
A degree of Covid scepticism unites Trump’s picks for health positions. Will this beget an open mind in other areas of policy and research or will sensationalist science hold sway? ...
The European Parliament has failed to reach a consensus on the European Commission’s proposal for a revision of the 2009 Council recommendation on smoke-free environments ...
Interest from the nicotine-alternatives industry in US president-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, Martin Makary, is less about who he is and more about who he is not ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 28th November 2024
Nicotine alternatives remain unregulated in Panama following a 14th May Supreme Court decision declaring a 2022 law unconstitutional that banned e-cigarettes, heated tobacco and similar devices ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 21st November 2024
A major new report shows a pivotal shift in the global smoking landscape, highlighting the growing use of safer nicotine products, such as heated tobacco and nicotine pouches ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 19th November 2024
Imperial Brands has announced 2024 full-year earnings, underscoring its strong performance in next-generation products driven by heated tobacco and modern oral nicotine innovations ...
Not a single US state governorship flipped parties during the elections held on 5th November despite strong gains in the Senate for the Republican party, as well as the party’s victory in the presidential election...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 18th November 2024
Poland’s health minister, Izabela Leszczyna, has announced that her ministry is drafting legislation to ban synthetic nicotine pouches as well as e-cigarettes with flavours ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 14th November 2024
Southeast Asia is experiencing significant regulatory shifts in the tobacco and nicotine product sectors, as countries in the region adopt varied stances on products like heated tobacco, nicotine pouches and e-cigarettes ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 12th November 2024
Increasingly stringent regulation from environmentally conscious policy-makers looks set to put the vaping and tobacco industries under even more pressure with regard to disposable e-cigarettes and combustible cigarettes ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 8th November 2024
Peru has taken a bold step in public health regulation with new legislation aimed at curbing the impact of tobacco and nicotine products as Congress approves strict guidelines for their use ...
Three key players in the tobacco alternatives market have reported strong results in their most recent quarters, largely driven by performance in next-generation products as consumer demand is on the rise ...
As the UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill re-enters Parliament, there is a palpable sense of urgency surrounding the country’s evolving approach to vaping and tobacco alternatives ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 6th November 2024
Costa Rica is advancing legislation aimed at strengthening its regulatory framework for the tobacco alternatives industry, with a new amendment that will comprehensively replace the existing law ...
Japan Tobacco Group (JT) delivered a standout third quarter, fuelled by surging demand in its tobacco and heated products sectors and a significant global expansion ...
France may soon ban nicotine pouches as a measure to protect French youth, based on recent declarations by the country’s newly appointed minister of health Geneviève Darrieussecq ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 30th October 2024
The November 2014 launch by Philip Morris International (PMI) of Iqos in Nagoya, Japan, and Milan, Italy, kick-started the heated tobacco sector, now worth tens of billions globally ...
New data from the US National Youth Tobacco Survey shows multiple declines: not only did youth use of conventional cigarettes fall once again – to its lowest level ever – but so did e-cigarette use...
Three tobacco giants may solve a long-running litigation in Canada through a mediated settlement deal that would compensate people affected by tobacco-related diseases ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 25th October 2024
A rule banning grocery stores of 400 sq m+ from selling tobacco products, tobacco-related products and e-cigs has been called arbitrary and without justification on public health grounds in a recent court challenge ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 24th October 2024
Two companies representing thousands of convenience stores across Canada have filed a challenge in the Federal Court of Canada, seeking to strike down new restrictions on where nicotine pouches can be sold ...
November will mark ten years since Iqos was launched in Japan. And as the third-quarter results of Philip Morris International show, the last ten years have been quite the story in the product’s global brand-building...
Philip Morris International (PMI) highlighted the performance of its smoke-free products during its third-quarter results presentation, with the category growing to reach 38% of the company’s total net revenue ...
Donald Trump has promised to save vaping in the US. But will policy follow rhetoric if he wins the election and what will tying e-cig regulation to his candidacy mean if he loses ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 22nd October 2024
In a significant step to restrict the online sale of nicotine products, Italy has banned online sales of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes, indicating a shift towards stricter regulations ...
Philip Morris International (PMI) has launched its Iqos heated tobacco device in the US through a pilot programme called “Be the First” in Austin, Texas ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 21st October 2024
In a swift reversal, the Finnish government has scrapped a plan to allow a wider range of nicotine pouch flavours and narrowed the options to mint and menthol ...
In a move that could reshape the nicotine market, British American Tobacco (BAT) has announced Velo Plus – a new line of synthetic nicotine pouches ...