LATEST ALERTS
Politics & policy
CTP director Brian King placed on administrative leave…
1st April 2025 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Inclusion of anti-tobacco NGOs in tobacco bill consultations criticised…
1st April 2025 - Alerts | Africa, South Africa |
WHO warns users against ‘tobacco industry‘s tactics’…
31st March 2025 - Alerts | Asia, Middle East |
Tobacco and Vapes Bill passes first reading in House of Lords…
28th March 2025 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
HHS plans to reduce workforce by 10,000 full-time jobs…
27th March 2025 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Senate confirms Trump nominees to head FDA and NIH…
27th March 2025 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Current acting CDC director nominated for the position…
26th March 2025 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Nonpartisan group supports ban of plastic cigarette filters…
26th March 2025 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
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
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
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 |
