LATEST ALERTS
Vapour
Anvisa considers consultation to revise heated tobacco ban…
23rd November 2023 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
Minimum age to buy tobacco products now 19…
9th November 2023 - Alerts | Canada, North America |
Bill to legalise heated tobacco in consultation period…
9th November 2023 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
Consultation ends tomorrow on draft of tobacco products ordinance…
11th October 2023 - Alerts | Europe, Switzerland |
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 |
Government urged to amend tobacco regulations…
3rd March 2023 - Alerts | Asia, Bangladesh |
Bill introduced to ban cooling substance in tobacco products….
3rd March 2023 - Alerts | New York, North America, United States |
Bill introduced to ban flavoured tobacco and nicotine-containing products…
24th January 2023 - Alerts | Hawaii, North America, United States |
Bill aims to ban flavoured tobacco, regulate ads and labels…
20th January 2023 - Alerts | North America, United States, Vermont |
South Portland approves flavour ban…
21st December 2022 - Alerts | Maine, North America, United States |
Talks of potential flavour ban in Columbus…
3rd November 2022 - Alerts | North America, Ohio, United States |
University of Michigan to ban more tobacco products on campuses…
7th October 2022 - Alerts | Michigan, North America, United States |
Ordinance on smoking ban in age-restricted places deferred again…
23rd September 2022 - Alerts | North America, Tennessee, United States |
New CTP director prioritises warnings and flavour restrictions…
16th September 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States |
Durbin again urges FDA to complete e-cig premarket reviews…
12th September 2022 - Alerts | North America, United States |
New legislation on single-use plastics implemented…
12th September 2022 - Alerts | Czech Republic, Europe |
Over £64,000 in illegal vapour and tobacco products seized…
22nd July 2022 - Alerts | Europe, United Kingdom |
Vape Bill supported by some, while FDA and DOH are opposed…
22nd July 2022 - Alerts | Asia, Philippines |
Age raised to 21 to buy tobacco products…
22nd July 2022 - Alerts | Michigan, North America, United States |
Law banning heated tobacco, e-cigs and more starts today…
1st July 2022 - Alerts | Central America, Panama |
San Jose flavoured tobacco ban starts today…
1st July 2022 - Alerts | California, North America, United States |
Meeting on e-cig and heated tobacco regulations cancelled…
22nd June 2022 - Alerts | Brazil, South America |
Scots urged to curb littering and polluting with cigarettes…
1st June 2022 - Alerts | Europe, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Regulatory report: Egypt – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, February 2022
7th February 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
Heated tobacco is included in Egypt’s existing tobacco laws. Oral tobacco may be covered too, but nicotine pouches are unregulated. Forthcoming licences will allow production of heated tobacco
Global Trends report reveals extent of alternatives’ growing market share
12th January 2022 - News analysis |
Alternative tobacco products, including heated tobacco and nicotine pouches, have taken worldwide sales from combustibles over the past three years, with the cigarette segment declining by 5%
New Zealand’s cunning birthdate-based scheme to wipe out smoking for good
22nd December 2021 - Blog , News analysis |
New Zealand has designated a cohort of young people – those who will be 14 or younger when the government’s proposed law comes into effect – who will never be old enough to smoke
Regulatory report: Venezuela, December 2021
13th December 2021 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
There is no comprehensive legal framework on tobacco products in Venezuela, but several resolutions regulate different aspects of the commercialisation of tobacco products
Filipino government issues packaging restrictions amid FDA cash scandal
28th December 2020 - News analysis |
A joint memorandum from several government agencies laying down rules for tobacco-alternative products in the Philippines establishes new restrictions on flavours and changes to labelling requirements
Future of HnB remains unclear as Taiwan debates possible e-cigarette ban
26th November 2020 - News analysis |
A proposed amendment to Taiwan’s Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act could ban e-cigarettes but leave the way open for a large heated tobacco market to develop
Indonesia prepares new national standard for tobacco alternatives
19th October 2020 - News analysis |
Indonesia’s Ministry of Industry is working towards a new national standard for e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products, which it beleives will benefit the tobacco-alternatives industry
German Bundesrat passes outdoor and cinema ads ban without further ado
21st September 2020 - News analysis |
After years of discussions within the governing coalition and campaigning by health bodies, Germany is to further restrict tobacco advertising after the Bundesrat approved the new rules without further debate
