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Politics & policy
Gripped in a vice between the powers of Big Government and Big Tobacco
6th July 2023 - Blog |
It’s an awkward complication in any global narrative about fairness, equality and social responsibility, that an awful lot of people in mostly lower-income countries owe their livelihoods to growing tobacco
Heated tobacco faces 70% tax, flavour and ingredients ban…
4th July 2023 - Alerts | South America, Uruguay |
Argentina’s shocked tobacco farmers put up a fight against HTP production ban
4th July 2023 - News analysis |
Tobacco growers in Argentina are continuing efforts – so far unsuccessful – to overturn a resolution banning the production of heated tobacco products in the country
The top changes that matter in this month’s Policy Radar update, May 2023
3rd July 2023 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This reports examines some of the most important changes implemented in the May update of our Policy Radar and provides some key insights into what they mean for the industry
Weekly regulatory podcast: 26th-30th June
3rd July 2023 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products
Finland gets answers on nicotine pouch regulations with new government
30th June 2023 - News analysis |
Following recent uncertainy, Finland’s newly formed government has confirmed that the legal status of nicotine pouches in the country will not change
Weekly regulatory podcast: 19th-23rd June
26th June 2023 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products
Views sought on proposed Tobacco Products Bill…
22nd June 2023 - Alerts | Africa, South Africa |
Consultation opens on long-planned new tobacco regulations…
22nd June 2023 - Alerts | Europe, Switzerland |
Weekly regulatory podcast: 12th-16th June
19th June 2023 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products
EC Expert Group on Tobacco Policy meeting minutes published…
16th June 2023 - Alerts | Central America, Europe, Panama |
Shocked MEPs accuse Swedish medic of promoting snus in speech to committee
14th June 2023 - News analysis |
A Swedish medical expert’s presentation on the use of snus has been strongly criticised by members of the European Parliament (MEPs), who accused him of promoting a harmful nicotine product
Weekly regulatory podcast: 5th-9th June
13th June 2023 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products
Bangladesh budget proposes spike in taxes to get harm down and revenue up
13th June 2023 - News analysis |
The Bangladeshi government’s latest annual budget proposal lists a substantial rise in taxes on nicotine products, including heated tobacco devices and combustibles
Is Canada clutching at straws with health warnings that go straight up in smoke?
8th June 2023 - Blog |
Canada’s decision to require health warnings on individual cigarettes was described by Carolyn Bennett, minister for mental health and addictions, as a “bold action”. But it may also be an act of slight desperation
Weekly regulatory podcast: 29th May-2nd June
7th June 2023 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products
Weekly regulatory podcast: 22nd-26th May
30th May 2023 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products
In today’s India, it seems, even to talk about harm reduction issues is illegal
25th May 2023 - Blog |
India is far from unique in the high level of misperception about nicotine among its doctors and its politicians. But sometimes the famously fussy bureaucracy can become positively farcical
Committee calls for report on taxation of new tobacco products…
24th May 2023 - Alerts | Europe, Switzerland |
Weekly regulatory podcast: 15th-19th May
23rd May 2023 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products
MPs ask about heated tobacco tax under finance bill…
19th May 2023 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
Responsibility for cigarette pollution raised in Parliament…
19th May 2023 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
20 years on, government proposes to ratify WHO FCTC…
17th May 2023 - Alerts | Argentina, South America |
Senate returns flavour ban bill to lower house…
17th May 2023 - Alerts | Czech Republic, Europe |
The vanity of the bonfires – has UK plan to scrap EU rules gone up in smoke?
16th May 2023 - News analysis |
The UK government’s plan to review or revoke thousands of pieces of legislation that originated from EU law by the end of the year is itself now under review
Weekly regulatory podcast: 8th-12th May
16th May 2023 - Regulatory alerts podcasts |
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products
Analysis and trends of Tamarind Intelligence’s Policy Radar, April 2023
12th May 2023 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report examines the global regulatory trends that follow the data set out in the Policy Radar in order to unveil, to a limited extent, the direction of the discussions that may dominate the tenth session of the Conference of Parties of the WHO FCTC
