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Americas: The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), which serves as regional office for the World Health Organization (WHO), has published a 148-page Report on Tobacco Control for the Region
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Malaysia: Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin has told reporters that the details of the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill are to be discussed this week by
17th August 2022 - Africa, South Africa |
South Africa: The Department of Health has told TobaccoIntelligence that the draft Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill, first put forward in
US - California: The San Benito County Board has voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance banning the sale of flavoured tobacco products within both incorporated
Ukraine: Amendments N20 and N21 to Bill 5616 “on the legal protection of geographical indications for agricultural products” would allow public vaping and
11th August 2022 - North America, United States |
US - general: A Freedom of Information request by a media outlet has revealed an August 2020 memo showing that the Center for
Ukraine: Inspectors from the State Production and Consumer Service have begun to check on how restaurants and cafes in the capital, Kyiv, are
Egypt: The Ministry of Finance has issued a decree setting out a new process for paying the health insurance tax on tobacco products.
11th August 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: Julián Peinado of the Colombian Liberal Party will next week introduce in the Chamber of Representatives a bill regulating heated tobacco products, press
11th August 2022 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is finalising the draft implementing RA 11900, further regulating vaping and heated tobacco products, media reports.
Hungary: The standstill period for the EU TRIS notification of a bill to restrict sales of herbal nicotine-free sticks compatible with heated tobacco devices to national
10th August 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: Cristine Delnevo, director of the Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies and a professor of health behaviour, society and policy at the
10th August 2022 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Bureau of Internal Revenue has published the full text of Republic Act 11900, which will regulate the importation, manufacture, sale, packaging, distribution and use
10th August 2022 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: From tomorrow, 11th August, all retailers of smokeless tobacco products, including heated tobacco, must ensure the products they are selling conform to the new
Pakistan: The Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH) is urging the government to ban nicotine pouches, press reports. One of the country’s leading health bodies, PANAH,
Albania: The National Tobacco Agency has confirmed to TobaccoIntelligence that nicotine-free pouches are regulated under the Law on the Protection of Health from Tobacco Products.
9th August 2022 - Asia, Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia: The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has told TobaccoIntelligence it is not considering lifting the ban on oral tobacco and
9th August 2022 - Asia, Uzbekistan |
Uzbekistan: Parliament was today due to consider the Conciliation Commission’s suggestions on a bill to restrict the distribution and consumption of alcohol and
8th August 2022 - Asia, Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia: The Riyadh Municipality has tweeted about “the most prominent violations” by hospitality premises serving tobacco products, including heated tobacco. They include
8th August 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: Brian King, director of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has said in a public update on
5th August 2022 - North America, United States |
US - general: Matthew Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, has issued a statement saying the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “should enforce
Italy: One new flavour of heated tobacco consumables has been notified to the Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM), which has also updated the excise duty on
France: A bill laying down emergency measures to mitigate the public effects of inflation and the energy crisis has been approved after just one reading by
4th August 2022 - North America, United States |
3rd August 2022 - North America, United States |
US - general: British American Tobacco (BAT) subsidiary Dryft Sciences has brought an anti-trust suit in the US District Court for the Central District of California,
3rd August 2022 - Czech Republic, Europe |
Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health has prepared a draft decree to implement the regulation of nicotine pouches and submitted it for a
2nd August 2022 - Colombia, South America |
Colombia: The incoming government is planning to impose a specific excise duty on heated tobacco. President-elect Gustavo Petro and the National Federation of Departments (FND) have
2nd August 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: Today, 2nd August, is the deadline for the submission of electronic or written comments to the dockets on the FDA’s proposed flavour ban
2nd August 2022 - Asia, Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyzstan: The Ministry of Economy and Finance has put forward for public discussion a draft resolution on minimum retail prices for tobacco and
Romania: The new excise duty on heated tobacco has entered into force today. The new tax amounts to RON594.97 (€120) per kg in 2022. In the coming
Ukraine: Bill 7597 seeking to allow smoking, vaping and consumption of heated tobacco in specially designated places in restaurants and bars and/or in
US - California: As of 25th July, it’s unlawful to sell flavoured tobacco to anyone in the unincorporated areas of Sacramento County. The
Ukraine: Petition No. 22/147290 aiming to prohibit smoking on balconies and from the windows of apartment buildings has been published. If it collects
France: The Senate should tomorrow discuss a bill laying down emergency measures to mitigate the effects of inflation and the energy crisis on the French
Portugal: Tomorrow is the last day to participate in a public consultation on the 2030 National Strategy for the Fight against Cancer. Among measures
Indonesia: Government officials and stakeholders met yesterday to discuss revising the tobacco framework, Government Regulation 109 of 2012, press reports. Deputy health minister of
Malaysia: The Bipartisan Parliamentary Committee on Health, Science and Innovation has recommended that the proposed generational ban on purchase of tobacco products should be delayed for
28th July 2022 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill, which would ban the sale of smoking products to anyone born after
28th July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: A group of 19 US senators have signed a letter to FDA commissioner Robert Califf in support of the FDA’s proposed rules
Iceland: Tomorrow is the last day to submit comments on the Ministry of Health’s planned amendments to the Tobacco Control Act following the incorporation of the EU
Vietnam: During a symposium yesterday on new tobacco products, the Ministry of Health objected to a proposal put forward by the Ministry of Industry and Trade
UK - Wales: The Welsh government yesterday published its tobacco control strategy, aimed at reducing the adult (16+) smoking rate to 5% or less
27th July 2022 - North America, United States |
US - federal: Matt Holman, director of the Office of Science at the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) is leaving immediately to
27th July 2022 - Australasia, New Zealand |
New Zealand: The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill was approved at its first reading in Parliament. The bill is aimed primarily at
US - New York: Senate Bill 4142 has been signed into law by governor Kathy Hochul. The bill makes smoking on all state-owned beaches and
26th July 2022 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Bureau of Internal Revenue has published an updated list of registered importers of heated tobacco products. According to the authority, any
26th July 2022 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Products Regulation Bill (Vape Bill), which introduces further regulation of vaping and heated tobacco products, has lapsed into law
25th July 2022 - Europe |
Europe: A period of consultation on amendments to the EU Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation opened on Friday, 22nd July, and will run
