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Regulation and legislation
CTP releases new effective date for health warnings…
19th May 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Tobacco companies face €36m fine for restricting competition in Belgium
18th May 2022 - News analysis |
On 13th April 2022 the Belgian Competition Authority’s decision-making body, the Competition College, imposed fines totalling €36m on four major cigarette manufacturers for practices that restricted competition
San Diego passes the SAAFE Act to ban flavours…
18th May 2022 - Alerts | California, North America, United States |
Bill banning single-use smoking devices on pause…
17th May 2022 - Alerts | California, North America, United States |
China: HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouch regulation, May 2022
12th May 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed overview of the current regulatory framework in place in China for heated and oral tobacco, and nicotine pouches
Khan gives date for his tobacco recommendations…
12th May 2022 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
Bill banning flavours fails to pass Senate Committee…
11th May 2022 - Alerts | Colorado, North America, United States |
New health warning templates apply from today…
11th May 2022 - Alerts | Asia, Philippines |
Estonia: HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouch regulation, May 2022
11th May 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed overview of the current regulatory framework for heated tobacco, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, covering all policy areas
New rules on packaging apply from today…
11th May 2022 - Alerts | Australasia, New Zealand |
Presidential candidate opposed to tobacco tax…
10th May 2022 - Alerts | Asia, Philippines |
Greece: HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouch regulation, May 2022
10th May 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report outlines the current regulatory framework for heated tobacco, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches in Greece, as well as possible upcoming regulation for such products
Flavour and nicotine bill passes Senate Committee on Finance…
10th May 2022 - Alerts | Colorado, North America, United States |
EU ban on flavours in heated tobacco seen as likely to be adopted ‘soon’
9th May 2022 - News analysis |
The EU Commission told TobaccoIntelligence that progress on the process to institute the prohibition on flavours was underway and that the latest step is expected to be finalised “soon”
Education programme launched to reduce tobacco product usage…
9th May 2022 - Alerts | California, North America, United States |
Finland: HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouch regulation, May 2022
9th May 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
Heated tobacco is regulated in Finland as a tobacco product, meaning it will have to comply with the upcoming plain packaging restrictions and possibly with the flavour ban
ANVISA extends deadline for receiving technical information…
9th May 2022 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
US FDA proposes banning menthol cigarettes and flavoured cigars
6th May 2022 - News analysis |
The FDA is looking to ban menthol-flavoured cigarettes and all characterising flavours other than tobacco in cigars – a move that would also likely eliminate the possibility of flavours in products such as heated tobacco
As US FDA moves towards a menthol ban, what might it mean for novel products?
5th May 2022 - Blog |
The long-mooted proposal to prohibit menthol is the most dramatic step the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken since the 2009 Tobacco Control Act exempted menthol from a general ban on flavoured tobacco
BAT leads legal challenge to Denmark’s latest tobacco control initiative
4th May 2022 - News analysis |
A group of tobacco companies, including British American Tobacco (BAT) and its subsidiaries Nicoventures and House of Prince, have sued the Danish government over legislation which came into force in 2021
FDA lays out its plans for flavoured tobacco rules…
4th May 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Flavour ban needs only governor’s signature…
4th May 2022 - Alerts | Hawaii, North America, United States |
House and Senate disagree over flavour bill amendments…
2nd May 2022 - Alerts | Hawaii, North America, United States |
DOH calls on president to veto proposed nicotine bill…
2nd May 2022 - Alerts | Asia, Philippines |
Status report for PMTAs expected today…
29th April 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States |
FDA announces two proposed product standards…
29th April 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States |
MPs discuss Smokefree 2030 ambition…
27th April 2022 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
FDA authorises marketing of four new tobacco products…
27th April 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Regulatory report: synthetic nicotine products – what’s next?
27th April 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
The new US federal legislation has brought synthetic nicotine products under the oversight of the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA), meaning all synthetic nicotine products have to go through a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) process
‘Not enough evidence’ to approve HnB, says ANVISA boss…
26th April 2022 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
Switzerland: HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouch regulation, April 2022
26th April 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report outlines the current regulatory framework for heated tobacco, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches in Switzerland, as well as possible upcoming regulation for such products
Reynolds awaits reply on appeal of Los Angeles County flavour ban decision
22nd April 2022 - News analysis |
A reply from Los Angeles County lawyers is expected soon, after RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company and two other tobacco companies asked a federal appellate court to review its earlier affirmation of the county’s ban on flavoured tobacco sales
