News analysis for professionals in the alternative tobacco sector

Australian government e-cig inquiry receives mixed messages on health

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 1st August 2017

Major Australian public health organisations have submitted evidence to a government inquiry on e-cigarettes, with many taking a negative...

The FDA’s new philosophy: ‘We need to take a fresh look at nicotine’

Written by Freddie Dawson | 31st July 2017

Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the US FDA, appeared on Friday to go further than any federal official – or most politicians – previously had in supporting alternative nicotine products for harm reduction ...

BAT’s $49bn Reynolds takeover is on – with big reduced-risk potential

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 20th July 2017

The $49.4bn takeover of Reynolds American by British American Tobacco (BAT) is set to go through next week after being approved by shareholders of both...

British health ministry puts e-cigs at heart of anti-smoking plans

Written by Freddie Dawson | 18th July 2017

UK Department of Health wants e-cigs excluded from smoke-free policies, a clear path to medical licensing – and maybe even a review of Britain’s TPD...

Korean tobacco giant prepares to enter competitive HnB market

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 5th July 2017

South Korea’s largest tobacco manufacturer, KT&G, is to start selling a new heat-not-burn (HnB) product, in direct competition with PMI’s iQOS and BAT’s Glo...

New studies examine HnB’s nicotine delivery and consumer reactions

Written by Marc Beishon | 21st June 2017

New research shines a little light on how Japanese consumers are reacting to iQOS, and how HnB products compare with both combustibles and e-cigarettes on the crucial question of nicotine...

New Zealand ready to allow e-cigs but still stands firm against HnB

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 7th June 2017

New Zealand looks set to amend the law to allow nicotine-containing e-cigarettes to be sold in the country – but not to permit HnB...

PMI rejects researchers’ claim that HnB is ‘smoke by any other name’

Written by Marc Beishon | 6th June 2017

PMI has responded forcefully after a Swiss research team claimed its iQOS heat-not-burn system released “the same harmful constituents of conventional cigarette smoke” ...

iQOS is given a warm welcome to South Africa by potential rivals

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 25th May 2017

The launch of PMI’s heated tobacco device iQOS in South Africa has had a positive reaction even from potential competitors, who hope it will increase general awareness of alternatives to combustible...

UK government asks how it should define HnB for tax purposes

Written by Freddie Dawson | 23rd May 2017

As heated tobacco products pose new questions for regulators, the UK government is holding a public consultation on potential tax...

PMI faces legal challenge to its right to sell iQOS in New Zealand

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 23rd May 2017

Philip Morris International (PMI) has run into legal trouble in New Zealand, where the health ministry has taken the company to court for attempting to sell its iQOS heat-not-burn device in the...

PMI sinks €300m in converting Greek cigarette plant to iQOS sticks

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 12th April 2017

Philip Morris International is to convert its largest tobacco factory in Greece to manufacture iQOS heat...

PMI’s iQOS enters FDA process, edging closer to U.S. launch

Written by Daniel Mollenkamp | 3rd April 2017

Philip Morris International (PMI) has submitted its iQOS heat-not-burn system for approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

Higher taxes ‘would force vapers back to tobacco’, users tell Europe

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 15th March 2017

Raising taxes on e-cigarette products would cause an increase in cross-border sales and lead to some users taking up smoking again, users told a European consultation on excise...

Altria ready to put millions behind digital U.S. launch of iQOS

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 27th February 2017

Altria is set to take a digital approach to launching its iQOS heat-not-burn product in the U.S. but there will be significant costs along the...

Asia Pacific warms to heat-not-burn, but it’s not an easy road

Written by Freddie Dawson | 20th February 2017

Japan Tobacco and Philip Morris International are attempting to widen their distribution of heat-not-burn (HnB) products throughout Pacific Asia, but there have been problems along the...

NNA joins UK High Court bid to overturn European snus ban

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 25th January 2017

The New Nicotine Alliance is to join an attempt by manufacturer Swedish Match to overturn the UK’s snus ban. If successful, the bid could lead to the smokeless tobacco product being legalised throughout the EU...

FDA rejects snus as modified risk – but could reconsider some aspects

Written by Barnaby Page | 14th December 2016

Swedish Match has at last obtained some answers from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its attempt to have snus smokeless tobacco products classified as modified risk ...

PMI bids to gain first ever FDA modified-risk approval for iQOS

Written by Barnaby Page | 6th December 2016

Philip Morris International (PMI) this week submitted its iQOS technology for approval as a reduced-risk product by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

Banning novel tobacco products could violate world trade pact, lawyers say

Written by Barnaby Page | 25th November 2016

Countries that ban tobacco alternative products could be breaking world trade agreements by unfairly privileging combustibles at their expense, two lawyers have warned ...

Heat-not-burn poses novel challenge for European regulators

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 26th October 2016

The regulatory status of heat-not-burn (HnB) products in Europe remains unclear, despite an increasing number coming to...

JTI prepares Japan-wide Ploom Tech launch, but iQOS gains ground

Written by Freddie Dawson | 29th September 2016

Japan Tobacco (JTI) has ramped up production of its Ploom Tech e-cigarette in preparation for a nationwide launch across Japan, following successful trials in the city of Fukuoka ...

UK government to consult on taxing heat-not-burn products

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th July 2016

The UK will launch a consultation on taxation for heat-not-burn products later this...

Swedish Match hopes UK will send snus case to European court

Written by Barnaby Page | 4th July 2016

Swedish Match is contesting the European Union’s ban on snus in court ...

Big Tobacco encouraged by research on heat-not-burn

Written by Barnaby Page | 7th December 2015

Are big tobacco companies starting to favour heat-not-burn technology over e-cigarettes? While none has shown any signs of overtly stepping away from e-cigs, and such a move is unlikely, much enthusiasm and investment within the...

Russia becomes fourth territory for iQOS heat-not-burn trials

Written by Barnaby Page | 5th November 2015

Philip Morris International (PMI) is testing its iQOS heat-not-burn product in Russia, ECigIntelligence has...

Pax enters British and German markets with heat-not-burn

Written by Freddie Dawson | 15th September 2015

U.S. smoking-alternatives maker Pax Labs is bringing its Pax 2 heat-not-burn device to European markets, with the product for sale online in Germany and the UK from today and expected to be in stores by...

Pax hoping to set world alight with deluxe heat-not-burn tech

Written by Barnaby Page | 10th March 2015

Pax Labs, the U.S. heat-not-burn manufacturer previously known as Ploom, today launches a new generation of its namesake device which it is positioning as “the most intelligent, premium and highest performing vaporizer in the...

Ploom and JTI agree to split up, divide heat-not-burn brands

Written by Barnaby Page | 17th February 2015

U.S. startup Ploom and its investor Japan Tobacco International (JTI) are to end their relationship and divide Ploom’s products between...

Reynolds wants “modified risk” status for heat-not-burn Revo

Written by Barnaby Page | 17th November 2014

U.S. tobacco maker Reynolds American is preparing to test-market a heat-not-burn product which it hopes the regulator will approve as...

PMI prepares for heat-not-burn rollout, plans e-cig for 2016

Written by Barnaby Page | 2nd July 2014

Philip Morris International (PMI) will no longer be conspicuous in the tobacco alternatives market by its absence ...

‘Big Tobacco’s voice should be heard in the nicotine debate’

Written by Barnaby Page | 27th June 2014

The involvement of the tobacco and pharma industries could be crucial if a new international society on nicotine studies is to make a contribution to the public health and regulation debate - but that will...

Study questions how often them wicked nic stakeholders think of the children

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 1st April 2000

A study published today (1st April) reveals only 13% of tobacco retailers thought of the children daily, unless they had just thrown a 20-year-old child out of their store for attempting to buy tobacco products...

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