A Swedish court has ruled that electronic cigarettes should be treated as pharmaceutical products subject to approval by the Swedish Medical Products Agency (Läkemedelsverket – MPA), according to a story in The Local. The ruling Read More
Staff Writer
July 17, 2014
A position statement on e-cigarettes issued by a group of international lung health organizations has been strongly criticized by a leading U.S. health expert. “Experts from the world’s leading lung organizations have released Read More
Staff Writer
July 15, 2014
Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) will acquire Lorillard for $27.4 billion. To help ease antitrust scrutiny that the deal may face, Imperial Tobacco has agreed to purchase the Kool, Salem, Winston, Maverick and Blu Ecigs brands for $7.1 Read More
Staff Writer
June 27, 2014
Philip Morris International has purchased Nicocigs, a leading U.K.-based vapor company whose principal brand is Nicolites. The transaction is not subject to regulatory approval and is not material to PMI’s 2014 consolidated financial Read More
Staff Writer
June 25, 2014
Quitting smoking in the Philippines might soon become more expensive and, therefore, more difficult because the authorities there are considering the imposition of higher taxes on e-cigarettes, according to a story in the Philippine Daily Read More
Staff Writer
June 20, 2014
Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday warned the public against using e-cigarettes, which are prohibited in the country, according to a story in the Taipei Times. The import or manufacture of these products Read More
Staff Writer
June 17, 2014
R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. will expand distribution of its Vuse digital vapor cigarette nationally in the United States beginning June 23. Selected retail outlets across the country will be carrying Vuse as of that date, Read More
Staff Writer
June 9, 2014
E-cigarettes have been included for the first time in official NHS (National Health Service) Scotland guidance aimed at helping smokers quit their habit, according to a story by Lyndsay Buckland for The Scotsman. The new Read More
Staff Writer
June 5, 2014
Essentra PLC is offering to supply to its customers tailor-made smokeless nicotine products based on Essentra “proofs of concept.” “The e-cigarette market is growing extremely rapidly, and it is therefore essential that Essentra—not only Read More
Staff Writer
June 3, 2014
France is preparing to place e-cigarette use on the same legal footing as tobacco smoking with draft legislation that aims to ban vaping in public places, according to a story by Paris-based Anne Penketh for Read More