All flavours should be banned for nicotine products, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which also wants increased regulation of advertising, limits on hardware design, and plain packaging requirements implemented across the board
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?”
Research into using heated tobacco products (HTPs) as a cessation tool, and the health impact of HTPs themselves, has left many scientists unimpressed
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
Greece is moving closer to a flavour ban on alternative nicotine products as part of a broader crackdown on under-age access to alcohol and tobacco
The US Centers for Disease Control’s Office on Smoking and Health appears to be one of the casualties of job cuts throughout the Department of Health and Human Services
As the promised axe has fallen on the workforce at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), what comes next for the agencies and the industry?
US president Donald Trump’s tariffs could actively harm public health – but not in a way that might be expected
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
This tracker covers sustainability policy proposals affecting the tobacco and nicotine sectors in the European Union and will be updated regularly
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
While cigarette smoking in the US has dropped to its lowest level in 60 years, overall tobacco product use among adults has remained unchanged since 2017
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
Poland aims to use its position as EU Council president to place measures targeting alternative tobacco products high on the bloc’s legislative agenda just as Warsaw is advancing tax hikes and bans in the sector
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