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Politics & policy
Indonesia’s tobacco industry concerned over draft plans to standardise packaging
25th September 2024 - News analysis |
After years of pledging to regulate e-cigarettes and tobacco products, Indonesia has finally taken decisive action. However, a move to tighten regulations on packaging has raised concerns among industry stakeholders
Global regulatory response to pouches and heated tobacco products ramps up
19th September 2024 - News analysis |
As nations worldwide tighten their grip on nicotine pouches and heated tobacco products, a wave of regulatory changes is reshaping the market – driving industry adjustments and prompting further regulatory responses
Reduced-nicotine policies more effective if flavoured vapes stay, suggests US study
18th September 2024 - News analysis |
Banning popular flavours to discourage youth vaping may jeopardise efforts to curb smoking rates in adults at risk, according to a study published earlier this month in the Journal of the American Medical Association
European Commission targets HTPs and vapes in major smoke-free expansion
18th September 2024 - News analysis |
The European Commission is moving forward with a groundbreaking proposal to expand smoking restrictions, targeting heated tobacco products (HTPs) and e-cigarettes alongside traditional smoking
Citizens’ initiative for generational sales ban finds political support…
12th September 2024 - Alerts | Europe, Netherlands |
EU environmental trackers, August 2024
12th September 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
What would a Harris White House look like for US tobacco and nicotine policies?
9th September 2024 - News analysis |
US Republicans and their supporters are going to try to tie Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris to the record of outgoing president Joe Biden, including on the menthol ban proposed by the current administration
Prior to US elections, Trump’s stance on nicotine alternative products has evolved
6th September 2024 - News analysis |
Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump’s position towards vaping evolved over the course of his former presidential term, and his position on other nicotine alternatives is unclear
Tobacco and Vapes Bill to be introduced ‘soon’, no specific timeline given…
5th September 2024 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
Is the Czech government out of sync with its own addiction-prevention strategy?
5th September 2024 - Blog |
Just over a year after the Czech government unveiled a new, ambitious action plan to fight addictions, doubts are being raised over the government’s alignment with its own declared war on addictions
As pouch sales surge in the UK, could oral nicotine products compete with vapes?
2nd September 2024 - News analysis |
Nicotine pouch sales have been growing dramatically, fuelled by celebrity marketing activity. However, it appears little of that growth is due to cannibalising sales from vaping
E-cig retail licence rules may affect youth tobacco consumption, US study finds
30th August 2024 - News analysis |
Laws requiring licences for retailers to sell vaping products might not be effective in reducing youth access to e-cigs, but they may affect youth tobacco consumption behaviour, a US study has found
Bill to legalise and regulate HTPs moved from Senate committee vote schedule…
21st August 2024 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
Foreign experts urge government to implement Vobořil’s policies…
21st August 2024 - Alerts | Czech Republic, Europe |
Will the ‘major questions doctrine’ be used in tobacco regulation in the US? August 2024
19th August 2024 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report analyses the potential impact of recent changes in the “major questions doctrine”, which addresses the issue of how far US federal agencies can go in making policy on their own initiative
US Republican VP nominee keeps views on tobacco alternatives under his hat
16th August 2024 - News analysis |
Republican nominee for vice-president JD Vance has been curiously silent on tobacco alternatives, even though common Washington Beltway gossip says Vance’s staff are some of the most nicotined up in all of Congress
Tobacco bill revived by Parliament…
14th August 2024 - Alerts | Africa, South Africa |
US Democratic VP nominee unlikely to be an ally to the tobacco alternatives sector
12th August 2024 - News analysis |
New Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz is unlikely to be a friend to the tobacco alternatives and vaping industries. As governor of the state of Minnesota, he’s taken a strong line on nicotine products
Weekly regulatory podcast: August
12th August 2024 - 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
Prime minister Hasina resigns…
5th August 2024 - Alerts | Asia, Bangladesh |
Does research indicate nicotine caps on nic products could benefit public health?
31st July 2024 - News analysis |
Lower nicotine content levels make tobacco products less addictive, but in vapes, they may lead users to compensate their intake by increasing the pace and intensity of their puffs, according to a recent study
Weekly regulatory podcast: 22nd – 26th July
30th July 2024 - 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
Maduro declared president in disputed elections…
30th July 2024 - Alerts | South America, Venezuela |
Dutch citizen petition for generational tobacco ban unlikely to go much further
30th July 2024 - News analysis |
A citizens’ initiative to achieve a nicotine-free generation, which aims to ban the sale of nicotine-containing products to those born on or after 1st January 2012 and has been admitted to the House of Representatives, is unlikely to become law
Spanish government launches public consultation on new tobacco regulations
26th July 2024 - News analysis |
The Spanish government has opened a public consultation on a soon-to-be drafted tobacco law bill, which would introduce new measures to regulate the consumption, sale, supply and advertising of tobacco products
Weekly regulatory podcast: 15th – 19th July
25th July 2024 - 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
With the US governorship race underway, how do candidates view nic alternatives?
25th July 2024 - Blog |
Though debate about US president Joe Biden’s potential replacement dominates headlines on the November elections, down-ballot races in many states may impact the future of nicotine alternatives in the country
Single-use plastic filters: global and EU developments, July 2024
24th July 2024 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides insights and analysis around the subject of single-use plastic filters, looking at both European and global developments
Health minister defends HTP tax cuts, will meet quit-smoking providers…
24th July 2024 - Alerts | Australasia, New Zealand |
EU Parliament re-elects president Von der Leyen, releases SANT member names
19th July 2024 - News analysis |
The official composition of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Public Health (SANT) was released today, after yesterday’s re-election of Ursula von der Leyen as president of the European Commission
