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16th November 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it has increased the civil money penalties that tobacco companies
14th November 2023 - United States |
US - Federal: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released a report on smokeless tobacco sales and marketing expenditures for 2022. In 2020,
US - Louisiana: The Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control has released a list of approved e-сigarettes and alternative nicotine products, known
US - Colorado: Proposition II, Tobacco and Nicotine Product Tax Revenue Measure (2023) was approved by public vote on the 7th November ballot.
9th November 2023 - Canada, North America |
Canada - Saskatchewan: The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan has passed bill 147, which amends the Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act to increase the minimum
US - New York: Bill A 8243 has been introduced. The bill would require random, quarterly inspections of retail premises authorised to sell
6th November 2023 - United States |
US - General: The American Heart Association and 79 other leading national public health groups expressed their support for a ban on menthol cigarettes
23rd October 2023 - North America, United States |
US - General: Philip Morris International (PMI) has announced that it has submitted premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) and modified risk tobacco product
18th October 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent its proposed rules to end the sale of menthol cigarettes and
2nd October 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The Community Access, Resources, and Empowerment (CARE) for Moms Act has been introduced in Congress by Democrats Dick Durbin and
US - Oregon: Washington County Circuit Court judge Andrew Erwin has ruled against the county’s flavoured tobacco ban. The ban was part of
22nd September 2023 - Canada, North America |
Canada - Newfoundland and Labrador: The provincial government has introduced a smoking and vaping ban on all government property, including buildings, grounds, vehicles, and car
22nd September 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: Registration is now open for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s two-day public meeting (23rd and 24th October) on the premarket
21st September 2023 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Health Canada published the Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey (CTNS) 2022, which measures the prevalence of cigarette smoking, vaping, cannabis, and alcohol use among
19th September 2023 - United States |
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) is requesting nominations by 11th October for a
US - New York: Governor Kathy Hochul has signed public health legislation (A1025/S50) that amends the public buildings law to prohibit the sale of tobacco products in vending
US - California: Bill AB 935 has passed the Senate after amendments, which have been concurred in by the House, and has now
13th September 2023 - Illinois, United States |
US - General: Democratic Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois has sent a letter to US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Robert Califf.
8th September 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administrations (FDA)’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has launched new resources to help applicants navigate the
8th September 2023 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Health Canada has published the discussion paper of the second review of the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (TVPA). This legislative review will
7th September 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: Brian King, director of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) spoke at the Smoker
US - New York: As of 1st September 2023, the cigarette tax has increased to $5.35 per pack from $4.35, making New York
31st August 2023 - North America |
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a new webinar to help online retailers respond to warning letters from
29th August 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: On 10th March 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a proposed rule titled "Requirements for Tobacco Product
US - Hawaii: Honolulu Council chair Tommy Waters said recently that the proposed flavour ban on tobacco products and e-cigs in Honolulu is
US - Illinois: Senate Bill 1561 has been approved by the governor. This bill amends the Smoke Free Illinois Act, including the use of
10th August 2023 - North America, United States |
US - federal: The US District Court for the District of Columbia has issued a ruling on a long-running dispute over the Food and
Americas: The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), which serves as regional office for the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Americas, has praised Venezuela for its recently announced ban on heated
US - General: The American Journal of Preventive Medicine has published an article titled “FDA must ban menthol cigarettes without delay: lessons from other
4th August 2023 - North America, United States |
1st August 2023 - Canada, North America |
Canada: The new Tobacco Products Appearance, Packaging, and Labelling Regulations enter into force today. Changes include rotating health-related messages and larger health warnings for
US - Maine: Bill LD 1215 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. It would ban the sale and distribution of tobacco products and
26th July 2023 - North America, United States |
US - federal: Several senior members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee have raised concerns about the impact of the Food and
24th July 2023 - North America, United States |
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has announced that it will hold a virtual
US - Oklahoma: The state Senate will attempt again to override governor Kevin Stitt’s veto of an extension to the tribal tobacco tax compact, after 26
14th July 2023 - North America, United States |
Federal: "This [Biden] administration would make criminals of law-abiding citizens while granting actual felons early release and encouraging illicit drug use," said senator
13th July 2023 - North America, United States |
US - federal: Tobacco companies are now required to install “eye-catching signs telling the truth about the deadly consequences of cigarette smoking” in over
8th June 2023 - Canada, North America |
Canada: The new Tobacco Products Appearance, Packaging, and Labelling Regulations have been published in the Canada Gazette and will come into force on 1st August. Changes include rotating
1st June 2023 - Canada, North America |
Canada: Health Canada has announced the approval of the new Tobacco Products Appearance, Packaging, and Labelling Regulations, drawn up following public consultations last summer. Changes include
Americas: Ahead of tomorrow’s World No Tobacco Day (31st May), Jarbas Barbosa, director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), has warned that novel
23rd May 2023 - North America, United States |
US - federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has hired its first senior advisor for health equality.
US - Texas: House Bill 4722, which would tax non-tobacco nicotine products, has been passed by the House and now heads to the Senate. It
3rd May 2023 - North America, United States |
US - general: Senator Dick Durbin and 20 of his colleagues have written to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Robert Califf, urging the
US - New York: Senate Bill S6395 has been introduced. The bill would prohibit the operation of any vending machine that dispenses tobacco products
US - Texas: House Bill 4481 is scheduled for a public hearing on Monday, 17th April. The bill would establish a directory of e-cigarettes and alternative nicotine products
US - Maine: Bill LD 1558 has been introduced in the state Legislature, aiming to ban the sale of tobacco products in pharmacies and stores
