Boost for ban challenge
The Swedish government’s decision not to provide observations in relation to a case being brought to overturn an EU ban on the sale of snus is seen as a boost to that challenge.
Category: Harm reduction
Vaping bans on way
Russia seems likely to miss the harm-reduction train by bringing in a bill that will regulate vaping in the same way that smoking is regulated.
ENDS-game strategy
The US Food and Drug Administration is looking to discourage electronic-cigarette use among ‘kids’, who include teens, youth, middle- and high-school students and children.
E-cig ban opposed
Given that 160 countries signed up to the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control do not ban electronic cigarettes, the question arises as to why should India do so.
Insurance “rip-off”
The low risk profile associated with the use of electronic cigarettes is not reflected in the life insurance premiums charged to people who use these devices.
Ban shows double standards
Sri Lanka has banned chewing tobacco, including traditional chewing mixtures with added tobacco, because, it says, these products are dangerous. But it has not moved against cigarettes.
HNB market set to glow
Capacity constraints comprise one of the major competitors tobacco companies face in trying to increase their sales of heat-not-burn tobacco devices.
FDA on shaky ground
Just seven days after the US Food and Drug Administration announced its new tobacco and nicotine agenda, there is speculation about court challenges.
NZ to legalize smokeless
The log jam that had been slowing the flow of tobacco harm-reduction seems to be clearing slowly. New Zealand is one of the latest countries to announce some bold new initiatives.
Airy approach to holes
A discussion about the health implications of ventilation holes in cigarette filters seems to have descended into a debate about how to measure tar and nicotine levels.
Red-letter day
Dr. Michael Siegel, who has been critical in the past about the US Food and Drug Administration’s approach to harm reduction, believes that the agency has turned a corner.
JT’s volume plummets
The Japanese market for traditional cigarettes dropped like a stone during the first half of this year, partly in line with long-term trends but also because of the switch by smokers to heated-tobacco products.
Qualified support for FDA
In announcing on Friday its plan for tobacco and nicotine regulation, the US Food and Drug Administration proved that it’s not possible to please all the people all the time.
HNB status unclear
In the Czech Republic, as in many other countries, regulatory authorities are having to get to grips with another nicotine device – heat-not-burn products.
Nicotine takes Center stage
Most observers have welcomed the announcement on Friday that the US Food and Drug Administration is focusing on nicotine and recalibrating its approach to harm reduction.
BAT’s volume down
British American Tobacco’s cigarette volume was down sharply in the first six months of this year, but it says it has made good progress with its next-generation-product business.
E-cigarettes are quit aids
The evidence that they provide might be circumstantial, but the results of a recent survey suggest that at least some smokers can use vapor products to help them quit traditional cigarettes.
Few state quit-aids
Despite the revenue provided by tobacco taxes and other imposts, the state of West Virginia is providing no funds for the West Virginia Division of Tobacco Prevention.
Making smokers receptive
It seems that one side effect of smokers undergoing CT scans of their lungs is that it concentrates their minds and makes them more receptive to quit messages.
PLOOM in Switzerland
As capacity issues are overcome, more and more consumers are going to find themselves with a range of heat-not-burn products from which to choose.
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