LATEST ALERTS
Health and science
House busy with motions, including birthdate ban nicotine product sales…
19th December 2024 - Alerts | Europe, Netherlands |
US FDA’s plan to lower nicotine levels in cigarettes faces an uncertain timeline
17th December 2024 - News analysis |
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s ambitious proposal to slash nicotine levels in cigarettes unexpectedly reached a critical new milestone as it entered the Office of Management and Budget for review on 10th December
EU environmental trackers, November 2024
17th December 2024 - Heated tobacco regulatory data , Regulatory data |
This tracker covers sustainability policy proposals affecting the tobacco and nicotine sectors in the European Union and will be updated regularly
Study results could keep panic at bay over arrival of HTPs and nic pouches in the US
12th December 2024 - Blog , News analysis |
A new study sheds some welcome and thought-provoking light on US CDC data, which ought to help to forestall undue panic about the arrival of nicotine pouches and heated tobacco
US surgeon general nominee vocal on vaping but not on other nic alternatives
11th December 2024 - News analysis |
In many ways more of a ceremonial position than a leader in policy creation, the US surgeon general has, nonetheless, had an outside impact on tobacco control for quite some time
How will Trump’s Covid-sceptic nominees approach nicotine alternatives in the US?
5th December 2024 - Blog , News analysis |
A degree of Covid scepticism unites Trump’s picks for health positions. Will this beget an open mind in other areas of policy and research or will sensationalist science hold sway?
Heated tobacco and nicotine pouches lead the global shift to safer nicotine products
21st November 2024 - Blog , News analysis |
A major new report shows a pivotal shift in the global smoking landscape, highlighting the growing use of safer nicotine products, such as heated tobacco and nicotine pouches
Trump critical of FDA in announcement of health secretary nomination…
15th November 2024 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Disposables and single-use filters under increasing pressure from regulators
12th November 2024 - News analysis |
Increasingly stringent regulation from environmentally conscious policy-makers looks set to put the vaping and tobacco industries under even more pressure with regard to disposable e-cigarettes and combustible cigarettes
Congress passes strict regulations on tobacco and nicotine products in Peru
8th November 2024 - News analysis |
Peru has taken a bold step in public health regulation with new legislation aimed at curbing the impact of tobacco and nicotine products as Congress approves strict guidelines for their use
Amendment to Costa Rica law seeks much stricter tobacco alternatives regulation
6th November 2024 - News analysis |
Costa Rica is advancing legislation aimed at strengthening its regulatory framework for the tobacco alternatives industry, with a new amendment that will comprehensively replace the existing law
Latest data from the US National Youth Tobacco Survey shows nicotine use down
28th October 2024 - News analysis |
New data from the US National Youth Tobacco Survey shows multiple declines: not only did youth use of conventional cigarettes fall once again – to its lowest level ever – but so did e-cigarette use
Big Tobacco lawsuit settlement in Canada poised to become largest outside the US
25th October 2024 - News analysis |
Three tobacco giants may solve a long-running litigation in Canada through a mediated settlement deal that would compensate people affected by tobacco-related diseases
Call for harm-reduction approach to tobacco alternatives regulations…
23rd October 2024 - Alerts | Asia, Bangladesh |
Innovation urgently needed in smoking cessation treatments, say FDA and NIH
17th October 2024 - News analysis |
Improved smoking cessation treatments and more research on e-cigarettes are urgently needed, according to the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Health ministry launches campaign about dangers of e-cigs…
16th October 2024 - Alerts | Asia, South Korea |
Southeast Asia report highlights country’s tobacco control successes…
15th October 2024 - Alerts | Asia, Bangladesh |
Banning tobacco sales to youth may curb lung cancer mortality, WHO study finds
9th October 2024 - News analysis |
Policies that aim to create a tobacco-free generation may significantly prevent mortality from lung cancer across the world, according to recent research led by the World Health Organization
