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MEPs worry EU will bypass them to take up ?extreme position? on tobacco control

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 3rd November 2023

Members of the European Parliament are raising concerns over what they consider a possible plot by EU bureaucrats to endorse and implement ?extreme WHO positions? on tobacco control with no previous consultation ...

EU heated tobacco flavour ban enters into force amid controversy and criticism

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 23rd October 2023

The EU?s ban on flavours in heated tobacco applies from today, amid criticism from harm reduction advocates, tobacco companies and some European politicians who believe that it could discourage smoking cessation ...

PMI accelerates smoke-free growth in Q3, fuelled by Zyn nicotine pouch sales in US

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 20th October 2023

Strong sales momentum behind PMI?s Zyn nicotine pouches in the US helped drive the company?s growth?in the third quarter, with US sales volume up nearly 66% on the same quarter in 2022 ...

How might major companies deal with the EU heated tobacco flavour ban?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th October 2023

A recent TobaccoIntelligence report highlights just how important avoiding the EU heated tobacco flavour ban is to companies that provide such products and what they might do about it ...

Dutch government rebuilding following collapse could affect tobacco regulations

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 17th October 2023

The nearly 18m people of the Netherlands face uncertainty following the collapse of the government this summer. The cabinet is currently overseeing the nation with a ?caretaker? status until the 22nd November general election ...

Who benefits and who loses out in case of an EU-wide ban on nicotine pouches?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 12th October 2023

A ban on nicotine pouches in the EU does not seem far from becoming reality, as a ?leaked? report from the European Commission?s bureaucrats shows they apparently want to extend the EU-wide ban on snus...

Debate on future of banned tobacco alternatives splits opinion in Brazil

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 6th October 2023

A debate has started on the future of tobacco alternatives regulation in Brazil, where many products such as e-cigarettes and heated tobacco are fully prohibited ...

Herbal sticks are Big Tobacco?s flavour of the moment, but what?s the end-game?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 5th October 2023

It looks like herbal sticks for heated tobacco devices have really hit the big time. And by big time, read Big Tobacco. Both BAT and PMI have launched a nicotine-containing tobacco-free stick ...

Reading between the fault lines in the FDA?s approach to tobacco regulation

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 21st September 2023

The difficulties the US FDA faces regulating novel nicotine are most obvious with e-cigs, rather than other categories, partly due to the sheer number of companies and products involved, and the issue of youth usage...

UK ASA not a fan of influencers peddling nicotine, but where?s the regulation?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 14th September 2023

Social media influencers to market nicotine pouches has been drawing media attention, but the marketing of pouches in the UK remains rather unregulated ...

PMI ups its investment in its Romanian plant for smoke-free products to $730m

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 13th September 2023

Global tobacco group Philip Morris International (PMI) is scaling up the investment in its Romanian smoke-free product factory to $730m (?680m) ...

Podcast: Present and future trends in vape, heated tobacco and nicotine pouch products

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 13th September 2023

In this podcast we speak to Aron Byrne-Carter, whose company NGP Trends provides businesses with valuable technical insights on the latest developments across vape, heated tobacco and nicotine pouch products ...

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Is the FDA clearing up misperceptions ? or is it sending mixed signals?

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 7th September 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seems to be looking for the right words to educate smokers about reduced-risk tobacco and nicotine products ...

Italy implements EU HTP flavour ban, but ambiguity could cause misinterpretation

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 1st September 2023

Italy?s parliament has passed a law implementing the EU ban on flavours in heated tobacco ? but ambiguity in its definition of the category may lead to difficulties in interpretation ...

ITGA calls for understanding of the challenges faced by tobacco growers

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 23rd August 2023

The world?s tobacco growers are facing urgent economic, social and environmental challenges, from rising production costs and stagnating prices to labour shortages, unseasonable weather, soil degradation and deforestation ...

The pollution problem ? the latest culprits, who?s to blame and is it solvable?

Written by Barnaby Page | 18th August 2023

The vast volumes of waste and litter attributable to vaping have become a major issue in recent months, and even if some of the media coverage seems biased, the underlying problem is real enough ...

UK government launches consultation on inserts in tobacco products

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 17th August 2023

The UK government has launched a public consultation on adding inserts to cigarette packs to encourage smokers to quit ...

A blogger?s farewell ? the inside dope on the tobacco alternatives question

Written by Aidan Semmens | 10th August 2023

After the opening question, ?Have you ever used cannabis?? came the follow-up: ?Do you think it did you any harm?? To which my honest answer was: ?Yes. It got me hooked on tobacco? ...

BAT?s Zonnic approval ?could open a path into Canada for other nicotine pouches?

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 8th August 2023

Health Canada has approved the first nicotine pouch authorised for sale in Canada as an over-the-counter cessation aid ? a move some say could open the door to other nicotine pouches hitting the market ...

Sustainability versus waste and pollution ? it?s the major, growing issue we all face

Written by Aidan Semmens | 3rd August 2023

While no industry, from aviation to mining, farming to fishing, can pretend to be uninvolved in the major growing issue of the environment, the tobacco industry is as inescapably bound up in the debate as...