Recently, several U.S. tobacco control experts have called for a more balanced approach to e-cigarette regulation. In a paper titled “Proposed U.S. E-Cigarette Policy Agenda: Products, Prices, Locations, and Promotions,” the authors observe that many Americans are confused about the relative harms of nicotine use and that the public message around the substance tends to…
Today, with increasingly stringent tobacco regulations around the world and restrictions on the development of traditional tobacco markets, multinational tobacco companies are realizing that the only way to achieve sustainable growth is to actively promote innovation and transformation. Fimo International, British American Tobacco and other multinational tobacco companies are planning and laying out areas other…
On September 15th, the Dortmund Tobacco Show in Germany was officially launched at the Dortmund Exhibition Center for three days. Since its establishment in 1978, the exhibition has been successfully held for 43 sessions. The 2022 Dortmund Tobacco Show has an exhibition hall of 40,000 square meters and is expected to attract 13,800 professional visitors…
Recently, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced that American e-cigarette giant Juul agreed to pay more than $400 million to reach a settlement agreement to resolve multi-state investigations into its sale of high-nicotine products to minors. It is reported that the funds from the settlement agreement will be used for work such as nicotine use…
The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking a court order, threatening lawsuits, and requiring the destruction of unauthorized vaping products, Alex Norcia wrote in Filter. The move is notable given that Brian King, director of the Center for Tobacco Products, was reluctant to say in a recent interview with Politico whether the agency would be…
Governments around the world have different attitudes toward e-cigarettes and nicotine. In the United Kingdom, government health agencies largely encourage the use of e-cigarettes. In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has had authority over e-cigarette products since 2016, but has refused to create a simple system of standards for e-cigarettes and…
Recently foreign media reported that U.S. e-cigarette company Juul Labs has sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to obtain documents related to an order banning the company’s e-cigarette products from the market. According to the complaint, the FDA withheld the requested documents on the basis of the deliberative process privilege, which allows the federal…