Belgium has relaxed its vapor-product retailing laws with the transposition of the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive, but vapers are unhappy that these products are being regulated as tobacco.Read More
The FDA does not intend to enforce the submission deadline for establishment registration and product listing as long as submissions are received by the FDA on or before June 30, 2017. Read More
The Vapor Technology Association's national legislative director, in response to the recent SG report, says there is no credible evidence that vapor products are a ‘gateway’ to combustible cigarettesRead More
A warning has been issued that the US Surgeon General’s report on electronic cigarettes risks causing serious harm to public health.Read More
British American Tobacco has conducted research showing that the results of tests on electronic-cigarette aerosols are valid.Read More
Dr. Vivek H. Murthy’s report concurs with the research consensus that e-cigarettes are less harmful than cigarettes because they don’t combust. Read More
Philip Morris International has filed its highly anticipated MRTP application with the FDA. The company is seeking the right to make a health claim on its iQOS heat-not-burn vaporizer.Read More
Vape Forward, producer of the Cync compact vaporizer, has selected Greenville, North Carolina, USA-based Purilum as its long-term, preferred partner for filling its Cync pods. Read More
Given the rapid development of the vapor market, the EU Commission’s electronic-cigarette watching brief that is due to last until 2021 could be seen as nonchalant.Read More
Australia allows tobacco smoking but, in effect, disallows nicotine vaping, which seems to make little sense from a health perspective. But change might be on its way.Read More