LATEST ALERTS
Politics & policy
Tobacco companies lobby against Tobacco and Vapes Bill ahead of third reading…
26th March 2025 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
How tariffs on US imported goods could impact the global nicotine industry
21st March 2025 - News analysis |
The imposition of tariffs on goods entering the US could have unintended knock-on effects elsewhere in the world, the most obvious being a general increase to prices, even in places not involved in current tariff wars
EU environmental trackers, March 2025
21st March 2025 - 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
Commission objects to parts of Luxembourg’s proposal to regulate pouches…
20th March 2025 - Alerts | Europe, Greece, Luxembourg, Sweden |
NBR considers method to combat tax evasion and illegal trade…
20th March 2025 - Alerts | Asia, Bangladesh |
US youth use of nicotine pouches is up as FDA talks public health campaign success
20th March 2025 - Blog , News analysis |
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
Germany’s incoming coalition signals lenient approach to novel tobacco laws
18th March 2025 - News analysis |
As coalition negotiations advance, a CDU/CSU-led government in Germany is expected to take a more lenient stance on novel tobacco products than the previous SPD-led administration
Tamarind Intelligence Policy Radar, February
17th March 2025 - Policy radar , Regulatory data |
The Tamarind Intelligence Policy Radar provides 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
TobaccoIntelligence compliance calendar
14th March 2025 - Heated tobacco regulatory data , Nicotine pouches regulatory data , Regulatory data |
The TobaccoIntelligence compliance calendar provides key regulatory deadline dates applicable to the heated tobacco, oral tobacco and other alternative tobacco sectors in key markets all over the world
Unchanged rate of tobacco product use in US points to need for effective measures
13th March 2025 - Blog , News analysis |
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
GCC unified standard for electronic tobacco alternatives nears adoption
12th March 2025 - News analysis |
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is moving closer to adopting unified regulations for electronic alternatives to tobacco products, with a final draft approved by the GCC Standardization Organization in January
New tariffs on China likely to hit US vape sector, but less so other nic alternatives
7th March 2025 - News analysis |
Further price increases will result from the latest round of tariffs imposed by US president Donald Trump on China – though downstream impact from tariffs on North American trading partners has again been delayed
Regulatory database: global alerts round-up, February
4th March 2025 - Alerts , Heated tobacco regulatory data , Nicotine pouches regulatory data , Regulatory data |
All the stories from the TobaccoIntelligence regulatory live alerts in one user-friendly database, updated every month
Will policy reversals for US federal staff speed up or slow down FDA efficiency?
28th February 2025 - News analysis |
US HSS decision-makers have been shuttling staff between employment and dismissal, much like the Grand Old Duke of York in the nursery rhyme marches troops up and down a hill
German conservative bloc and potential coalition allies diverge on nicotine policy
26th February 2025 - News analysis |
As the centre-right CDU/CSU prepares for a potential return to power in Germany, its stance on tobacco and nicotine policy is set to be a key point of negotiation with prospective coalition partners
France shifts stance on nicotine pouches, paving the way for a potential ban
20th February 2025 - News analysis |
In a sharp policy reversal, France has dropped plans to tax nicotine pouches. It is now likely to pursue an outright ban through future legislation, following the Senate’s adoption of the 2025 Social Security Budget Bill
Is European Commission caution on tobacco regulation based on science?
20th February 2025 - Blog , News analysis |
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?
Government to develop a policy to control tobacco production…
19th February 2025 - Alerts | Asia, Bangladesh |
US free-speech challenges may reshape marketing rules for nicotine alternatives
18th February 2025 - News analysis |
Packaging of US nicotine alternatives could face a major shake-up, thanks to First Amendment challenges against restrictions on what companies can say and do
Trump administration cuts now affecting FDA, CDC and NIH…
18th February 2025 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Parties fail to agree on bill expanding tobacco product definition…
18th February 2025 - Alerts | Asia, South Korea |
Policy Radar trial version
14th February 2025 - Resources , Trial versions |
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
VTA positive over Kennedy’s confirmation as HHS secretary…
14th February 2025 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Can the US tobacco sector expect more stability under Trump’s second term?
13th February 2025 - News analysis |
Predictions on what president Donald Trump will do have always been difficult. But some indicators point to a second go-around of the Trump administration providing a degree more stability and predictability
Study that fails to link youth vaping with future smoking brings up research issues
13th February 2025 - Blog , News analysis |
New research “fails to show that youth vaping causes future smoking”, announces the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Should harm-reduction advocates reach for the champagne?
Poland moves to extend tax to pouches and heating devices in regulatory shift
12th February 2025 - News analysis |
The Polish Council of Ministers has adopted a draft bill to extend an excise tax to nicotine pouches and vaping and heating devices, including disposables
