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Global elections: bad news for tobacco harm reduction?

Written by Barnaby Page | 8th July 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Global elections: bad news for tobacco harm reduction? Supporters of vaping, nicotine pouches and heated tobacco had hoped for a “Trump effect” in cutting regulation Recent elections around the world have mostly...

Another reduced-risk advocacy group closes, leaving space for misinformation

Written by Freddie Dawson | 17th June 2025

Recently, three harm-reduction advocacy organisations have stopped operating, and though they gave different reasons for closing, they have more in common than the explanations might suggest ...

Replicating research could shift doubt cast on reduced-risk potential of HTPs

Written by Freddie Dawson | 9th June 2025

Replication is necessary to determine whether the recent critical meta-analysis of heated tobacco studies holds water. It was generally down on both the reduced risk potential of heated tobacco products (HTPs) and their ability to...

Policy Radar

Written by Legal Analysis Team | 23rd May 2025

Discover the Tamarind Intelligence policy radar, providing detailed analyses and comparisons of the current regulatory frameworks and five-year forecasts for a broad selection of leading vapour and novel tobacco markets globally ...

Tamarind Intelligence podcast: innovations in vape product design

Written by Barnaby Page | 21st May 2025

Join host Barnaby Page as he speaks with in-house market analyst Mercedes Gorgni about current and possible future trends in the vape product design market ...

Is there hope for tobacco harm reduction, despite the WHO’s prohibitionist stance?

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 14th May 2025

Two decades after the adoption of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, public health expert Derek Yach asks: ”Surely we could have done better by now?” ...

Nicotine pouches are more popular in the US, but will that be allowed to continue?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 8th May 2025

The US nicotine pouch market is currently the world’s largest in value and number of users, and while regulation may impact its growth rates in the future, consumers continue to be attracted to the product...

Collaboration and taking the ‘sandbox approach’ to balance innovation with risk

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 6th May 2025

Douglas Ming Deng of Yunnan University will present his research on the evolution of the tobacco industry through R&D at the Novel Nicotine Expo in Geneva this week ...

Who really pays for US tariffs on imports of Chinese alternative nicotine products?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 24th April 2025

The world is wondering what the real implications of US president Donald Trump’s tariffs will be on China, and whether and how the prices of affected products will dramatically increase for US consumers ...

Tense US-EU trade pause: are nicotine alternatives a potential future target?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 17th April 2025

Trade relations between the US and Europe have been put on a 90-day pause, marked by a tense wait as both sides assess their next moves. Could future developments potentially involve the alternatives sector? ...

Tamarind Intelligence podcast: the changing face of nicotine events

Written by Barnaby Page | 16th April 2025

Join host Barnaby Page as he speaks with Jake Nixon, organiser of the World Vape Show and several other global nicotine events, as they discuss how the landscape of nicotine-related events has evolved in recent...

US nicotine pouch users are turning away from smoking

Written by Barnaby Page | 14th April 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE US nicotine pouch users are turning away from smoking 8.5 million Americans expected to use pouches this year Nicotine pouch users in the United States are increasingly abandoning smoking, and making the...

Zyn toasts US ‘liberation day’, but Asian vape companies may pay more of a price

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 10th April 2025

After the White House denied the possible suspension of tariffs, the confirmation came yesterday that the president had authorised a 90-day pause for most of the countries receiving them ...

Is Poland’s move to ban flavoured pouches a growing trend in European regulation?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 3rd April 2025

With similar discussions taking place in other European countries, Poland’s plans to ban flavoured nicotine pouches raise questions about whether a wider regulatory trend is emerging ...

US youth use of nicotine pouches is up as FDA talks public health campaign success

Written by Freddie Dawson | 20th March 2025

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently highlighted the success of its Real Cost public health campaign in preventing youth e-cigarette uptake while nicotine pouch use is on the rise ...

Italy is still Europe’s top heated tobacco market as shifts in the industry ramp up

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 6th March 2025

Heated tobacco is rapidly transforming nicotine consumption in Europe, and nowhere is this shift more evident than in Italy, which has led the way in the European heated tobacco market since 2015 ...

Imperial Brands to show harm-reduction evidence for heated tobacco at EVO NXT

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 26th February 2025

Imperial Brands will be presenting evidence to support the potential role of heated tobacco in tobacco harm reduction at the upcoming EVO NXT conference in Milan from 3rd to 4th April ...

Tamarind Intelligence podcast: the future of vaping regulations in 2025 and beyond

Written by Barnaby Page | 24th February 2025

Podcast host Barnaby Page is joined by Michael Landl from the World Vapers’ Alliance to discuss the future of e-cigarette regulations and the critical challenges the industry will face in 2025 and beyond ...

Is European Commission caution on tobacco regulation based on science?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 20th February 2025

The European Commission is taking a cautious approach to tobacco-related regulations, and key directives might not be revisited until 2026, but is it based on the whole truth? ...

Policy Radar trial version

Written by Sergi Riudalbas | 14th February 2025