LATEST ALERTS
Canada: Health Canada’s consultation on new packaging restrictions for tobacco products ends today. The proposed Regulations Amending the Tobacco Products Regulations (Plain and Standardized Appearance) aim
Spain: The Smoking Prevention Committee (CNPT) – the largest anti-tobacco organisation in Spain, representing several medical and anti-tobacco bodies – has criticised the government’s
EU: The European Commission (EC) yesterday registered a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI), “Call to achieve a tobacco-free environment and the first European tobacco-free generation by
US - DC: The Office of Tax and Revenue has issued a notice that the tax rate on “other tobacco products” for the tax year
Germany: A study by scientists from the Federal Institute of Risk Assessment (BfR) has concluded that specific regulation for tobacco-free nicotine pouches is advisable, including nicotine
Slovakia: The Public Health Office is talking about the plan to regulate nicotine pouches, media reports. Reportedly, the tobacco laws would be amended
EU: Today, the European Commission answered MEP Krzysztof Jurgiel's parliamentary question on whether the EC has overstepped its powers by introducing a new legal definition – the one for heated tobacco
US - Federal: The Center for Tobacco Products has sent a reminder that the effective date for the required health warnings for cigarettes
Russia: Member of Parliament (MP) Sultan Khamzaev from the ruling party, United Russia, has called for a national ban on the sale of
EU: The final revision of the Ecodesign Directive, as a part of the EU Sustainable Products Initiative (introducing measures for electronics and their
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
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
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
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.
Colombia: Julián Peinado of the Colombian Liberal Party will next week introduce in the Chamber of Representatives a bill regulating heated tobacco products, press
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
US - federal: Cristine Delnevo, director of the Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies and a professor of health behaviour, society and policy at the
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
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.
Saudi Arabia: The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has told TobaccoIntelligence it is not considering lifting the ban on oral tobacco and
Uzbekistan: Parliament was today due to consider the Conciliation Commission’s suggestions on a bill to restrict the distribution and consumption of alcohol and
Saudi Arabia: The Riyadh Municipality has tweeted about “the most prominent violations” by hospitality premises serving tobacco products, including heated tobacco. They include
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
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
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,
Czech Republic: The Ministry of Health has prepared a draft decree to implement the regulation of nicotine pouches and submitted it for a
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
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
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
New Zealand: The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill, which would ban the sale of smoking products to anyone born after
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
