A new smoking bill in South Africa that takes in vaping is said to be a “cut-and-paste job from Geneva” that doesn’t take account of local circumstances.Read More
Pressure is being ramped up in the EU in relation to electronic-cigarettes by those proposing that standards should be tightened and advertising rules relaxed.Read More
The lingering question of how to regulate vaping devices and heat-not-burn products is to be looked at again in New Zealand.Read More
InterTabac, the largest trade fair for tobacco products and smoking accessories in the world, has announced a stronger focus towards vapor and other next generation tobacco products at its 2018 show to be held from the 21Read More
Whatever its intentions, the vapor industry should realize that there is a big, red, flashing warning over anything even remotely connected with children.Read More
Juul Labs announced that is is investing $30 million over the next 3 years to combat underage use of its products with spending directed towards independent research, youth and parent education, and community engagement efforts.Read More
Does the US Food and Drug Administration know what it’s doing? Presumably yes. Do its actions always promote public health? Apparently not. Is this concerning? It would seem so.Read More
The US Food and Drug Administration seems intent on heaping some of the blame for ‘underage sales’ on the product being sold. This is like blaming a car for a speeding offence.Read More
The R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company has issued a voluntary recall of over 2.6 million Vuse Vibe power units. The company received 10 complaints from users about faulty and malfunctioning batteries. Read More
The involvement of three members of parliament in a UK Vaping Industry Association conference in London seems to indicate that harm-reduction is being taken seriously.Read More