The organizers of the recently held Global Forum on Nicotine have announced that they will stage another such event in a year’s time. The second Global Forum on Nicotine is scheduled to take place Read More
Staff Writer
July 23, 2014
The Aquitine Group has launched nationwide in the US Aqua-tine, which is described as a colorless, odorless homeopathic liquid nicotine formulation designed specifically to satisfy tobacco cravings. According to a press not issued through PRNewswire, Read More
Staff Writer
July 23, 2014
Smokio, described as the world’s first connected electronic cigarette that synchronizes automatically with users’ smartphones, has formed a partnership with the Asian American Trade Association Council (AATAC), an organization designed to build partnerships between Read More
Staff Writer
July 23, 2014
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