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Less than 13% of adults smoke cigarettes in the UK, the lowest figure ever recorded by the country’s Office for National Statistics (ONS). This represents a small decrease from the 13.3% recorded for 2021
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
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)
Egypt will soon see the introduction of new regulations, including minimum product standards and retail channel restrictions, as the market for e-cigarettes and heated tobacco garners increasing attention
South African ‘s upcoming Tobacco Control Bill can bring the country’s regulations into line with World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) guidelines
Morocco is considering increasing possible fines for advertising tobacco alternatives, imposing restrictions on the public use of all tobacco products, and establishing a minimum purchase age
Tobacco alternatives are beginning to flourish in Egypt and heated tobacco as well as vaping products are expected to become more important as Egyptian manufacturers start to get involved
Proposed tobacco regulations in Botswana that would restrict the sale and marketing of tobacco – including heated tobacco products – but leave vaping products unaffected have been hailed by public health experts
The Moroccan government will look to increase taxes on some tobacco alternative products in a move to finance a costly health bill in 2023 and address the country’s deficit in an attempt to balance the budget
Philip Morris International (PMI) reported strong third quarter results in terms of revenue but saw a number of setbacks in shipment volumes as it looks to meet its goal of becoming a majority smoke-free company by 2025
Swedish Match was the clear winner in this year’s Tobacco Transformation Index, which ranks major tobacco companies on their shift toward reduced-risk products
Organisers of a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) need 1m signatures across seven EU member states by next summer for the European Commission to respond to their request for measures leading to Europe’s first tobacco-free generation
Philip Morris International (PMI) has raised its full year outlook after it saw decent numbers over the first half of 2022
A rule banning tobacco products during the Covid lockdown in South Africa was strongly criticised by the country’s Supreme Court of Appeal, which deemed it to be unconstitutional
On international World No Tobacco Day tobacco alternatives such as pouches were not excluded from the criticisms
British American Tobacco (BAT) saw revenue from its new products category portfolio rise by 42.4% in 2021 to £2.05bn, driven in part by an increase in sales of its modern oral products
British American Tobacco (BAT) is planning to invest up to $25m in a factory in Kenya to manufacture Lyft nicotine pouches – under regulatory scrutiny from officials in the country
The Nigerian government is currently studying a new policy for regulations aimed at achieving a transition from combustibles to tobacco alternative products by 2024.
The Pretoria High Court has dismissed the application by the Fair-Trade Independent Tobacco Association (FITA) to reverse the government ban on the sale of tobacco, including vapour products, following the outbreak of COVID-19
The South African government has introduced a new tax on heated tobacco products with immediate effect
Philip Morris International (PMI) is to open an IQOS flagship store in Johannesburg, South Africa next year – with a welcome from the local e-cig industry
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 cigarettes.
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