On November 9th, according to foreign reports, Canada is strengthening the regulatory system for the manufacture and sale of electronic cigarette products. From October 1, manufacturers and importers must be licensed or registered with the Canada Revenue Agency, must affix an e-cigarette excise stamp on their products, and pay excise tax. A transition period from…
Nov. 9 news, according to foreign reports, in the fierce debate over the regulation of new nicotine products, the Philippines – despite the reputation of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s murderous drug war – has charted a regulatory line. , which can serve as a template for other low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Asia and…
November 9 news, according to foreign reports, Californians voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to ban all flavored tobacco products in the state. The move makes California by far the largest state to ban such products, which are already illegal in a handful of smaller states including Rhode Island, New Jersey and Massachusetts. Regulators are targeting flavoured…
Nov. 11 news, according to foreign reports, Newport menthol cigarettes and best-selling e-cigarette products maker RJ Reynolds Reynolds Tobacco filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday challenging California’s landmark flavored tobacco ban, a day after voters overwhelmingly voted Sexual majority passed the ban. A state law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom two years ago would ban…
Recently, John Dunne, director general of the UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA), said in an interview that 40% to 60% of disposable e-cigarettes currently sold in the country either do not comply with domestic laws or are counterfeit products. “Based on the amount of illegal products I’ve seen on the market, the amount of illegal…
On August 29, a British report estimated that there are currently about 4.3 million adults in the UK smoking e-cigarettes, a record high number. The British “Daily Mail” reported on the 28th that the smoking and health action group completed the above report based on a survey by the “public opinion” polling company. According to…
Over the past decade, e-cigarettes have grown rapidly, becoming the most popular consumer tobacco product category and the most common cigarette replacement product. But as it grew in popularity came a troublesome group of clients — curious minors. Regulators and lawmakers have used a variety of strategies to keep teens away from vaping products, by…
On Thursday, Brazil’s Justice Ministry ordered 32 companies to stop selling e-cigarettes. The businesses must comply with the ban within 48 hours or face a $960 fine. Brazil has banned e-cigarettes since 2009. Yet vaping products are reportedly still readily available. In the first quarter of 2022, a survey conducted by Vital Strategies and the…
U.S. e-cigarette maker Juul Labs has agreed to pay nearly $440 million in settlement to end a two-year investigation by more than 30 state governments and avoid trial over allegations of marketing e-cigarettes to minors and even punished. However, regulators believe Juul Labs promotes e-cigarette products with high nicotine content to minors, exacerbating the phenomenon…