Canada: Health Canada has issued a recall of Zyn nicotine pouches for being sold without market authorisation under Canada’s Natural Health Products Regulations.
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Italy: The Chamber of Deputies Finance Committee will launch a parliamentary investigation into the fiscal policy and the licensing system for the retail sale of
12th June 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Conservative Party – the ruling party prior to the dissolution of the parliament – has recently published its electoral manifesto for
12th June 2024 - Europe, United Kingdom |
UK: The Liberal Democrats party, which held 15 seats in the House of Commons (lower chamber of the parliament) before the dissolution of
Croatia: The Ministry of Health has updated the publicly available list of notified tobacco products, which also contains heated tobacco products.
11th June 2024 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: Research conducted by the Dutch National Institute for Health and Environment (RIVM) on the 2023 tobacco product excise duty increase shows that this
Taiwan: During the legislative session, legislator Huang Jianbin asked executive president Zhuo Rongtai and minister of health and welfare Qiu Taiyuan to set
11th June 2024 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority has updated a list of notified tobacco products and their ingredients.
Belgium: In Belgium’s federal elections, the right-wing New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) emerged victorious with 16.7% of the national vote. The extreme-right Vlaams Belang
France: President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the National Assembly and called for snap parliamentary elections on 30th June and 7th July after Marine Le
10th June 2024 - Australasia, Australia |
Australia: Mark Butler, the minister of health, has launched an advertising campaign aimed at raising awareness about the effects of smoking and consuming
Iceland: Following the transposal of the European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) into the Icelandic legal framework in January 2024, the Ministry of Health has opened
10th June 2024 - World |
Global: The World Health Organization (WHO) has made public the dates in which the 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the Framework
10th June 2024 - Europe |
EU: Pending the counting of all votes in most EU member states, provisional results of this weekend’s European Parliament elections show that the
10th June 2024 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has announced a robust approach to enforce Republic Act 11900 (Vape Law), which regulates e-cigarettes, heated tobacco
Russia: The Ministry of Finance has published a letter explaining the legal status of nicotine pouches in Russia. The ministry explains that the sale
6th June 2024 - Europe |
EU: European elections to elect the 720 members of the European Parliament (MEPs) for the next parliamentary term are being held from today,
6th June 2024 - Europe |
EU: For today’s kickoff of the European Parliament elections, some 50 medical associations from European Union member states have signed a letter condemning
6th June 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that on 26th June the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) will convene
US - New Jersey: S3372 has been introduced. This bill would prohibit delivering electronic smoking devices and other tobacco products to a residence
Hong Kong: Deputy secretary for health Eddie Lee said the government plans to outlaw alternative smoking products completely, including heated tobacco and e-cigarettes, press
Taiwan: The National Health Administration is currently reviewing applications from 12 manufacturers for premarket review of heated tobacco products (HTPs), and 3 companies have entered
Vietnam: In a session in the National Assembly, the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced its support for a ban on e-cigarettes and heated
Jordan: Adel Al Balbisi, head of the Jordan Centre for Disease Control (JCDC), announced that the centre has begun adopting new measures to combat
6th June 2024 - Asia, United Arab Emirates |
United Arab Emirates: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has issued a newsletter warning against the use and promotion of electronic smoking products, saying
Greece: The Ministry of Health has updated the list of notified tobacco products. The list contains herbal heated products, heated tobacco products and nicotine pouches, among
6th June 2024 - Asia, Uzbekistan |
Uzbekistan: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed the decree “on strengthening measures to regulate the market of alcohol and tobacco products and prevent their
6th June 2024 - Europe, Montenegro |
Montenegro: The amendment to the law on restricting tobacco use that seeks to ban the use of smokeless tobacco in enclosed spaces has
Denmark: Parliament has approved an amendment of the Act on Tobacco Products and the Act on Electronic Cigarettes. Among other measures, the amendment strengthens
5th June 2024 - Canada, North America |
Canada - New Brunswick: The provincial legislative assembly approved bill 30 to amend the Tobacco and Electronic Cigarette Sales Act to strengthen the regulatory
Norway: The government has launched a public consultation on the regulations to introduce plain packaging for e-cigarettes, a ban on distance sales of
5th June 2024 - Europe, Netherlands |
Netherlands: After the November 2023 elections, a provisional coalition agreement was reached last month, involving the winning far-right Party for Freedom (PVV), the centre-right People’s
5th June 2024 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Bureau of Philippine Standards of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-BPS) issued the first batch of approved heated tobacco products under the
Ukraine: Yesterday (4th June), the parliament adopted in its first reading the draft amendment to the Tax Code regarding the revision of excise
4th June 2024 - Europe |
EU: On World No Tobacco Day, celebrated on 31st May, commissioner for health and food safety Stella Kyriakides issued a statement showcasing the
Italy: The Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM) has updated the list of retail prices and excise duties for heated tobacco consumables and herbal heated
Russia: Bill 639663-8 has been introduced in the State Duma (lower chamber of parliament). The bill would introduce tax on nicotine raw materials
4th June 2024 - Africa, South Africa |
South Africa: After counting the votes from last week’s elections, the current ruling African National Congress Party (ANC) only garnered 40.2% of the
Ukraine: The Ministry of Digital Transformation is working on the introduction of eExcise, a digital tool for combatting the shadow market of alcohol, tobacco products
4th June 2024 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: At the workshop entitled Challenges of Health Prevention in the Czech Republic, economists and doctors agreed that people should receive information about
3rd June 2024 - Mexico, North America |
Mexico: Presidential elections took place yesterday (2nd June), resulting in Claudia Sheinbaum obtaining the majority of votes, press reports. Sheinbaum belongs to Morena,
Austria: The ban on nicotine pouches for under-18s in the city of Salzburg entered into force on 1st June, press reports. The ban includes
Ireland: The Ministry of Health has started work on amending the Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products Act in order to prohibit the sale of
France: The National Committee Against Smoking (CNCT) has filed a complaint to the public prosecutor against the marketing and sales of nicotine pouches in France,
Ukraine: The parliament's Finance Committee has supported the government's draft amendment to the Tax Code regarding revision of excise tax rates on tobacco products, media reports. If
3rd June 2024 - Canada, North America |
Canada - Newfoundland and Labrador: The provincial government of Newfoundland and Labrador has launched public consultations on potential legislative amendments related to tobacco and
31st May 2024 - World |
Global: Today, as every year on 31st May, is World No Tobacco Day. The focus of this year’s campaign is tobacco companies’ tactics
30th May 2024 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and independent researchers have stated that nicotine alternatives in vaping products, such as
Bulgaria: The Ministry of Finance has published an amendment to the Supplements to the Regulations for the Implementation of the Act on Excise Duty and
30th May 2024 - Europe |
EU: Earlier this month, health ministers from 13 member states of the European Union sent a joint letter to the European commissioner for