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Egypt increases cigarette taxes again, ignoring HTPs and stirring up debate

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 24th July 2025 || News analysis |

Egypt has intensified its tobacco taxation policy with yet another cigarette price hike, sparking concerns among some officials that the tax amendment fails to address e-cigarettes or heated tobacco products ...

Forging ahead: technological innovation in reduced-risk products advancing fast

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 18th July 2025 || News analysis |

Unlike filter cigarettes, which basically remained unchanged since they first entered the market in 1934, reduced-risk products have become a realm of innovation since their inception ...

Smart quitting: new inhaler and heating technologies may aid smoking cessation

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 16th July 2025 || News analysis |

The effectiveness of the arsenal of nicotine replacement therapy products available to help smokers quit remains disappointing, but new inhaler technology could deliver better results ...

Advances in age-verification and age-gating technologies could save the day

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 11th July 2025 || News analysis |

Could age-verification and age-gating technologies help get the balance right between flavoured alternative nicotine products as smoking-cessation aids for adults and keeping them away from under-age users? ...

EU member states take on regulatory concerns over synthetic nicotine variant

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 30th June 2025 || News analysis |

Marketed as an alternative to traditional nicotine, 6-methyl nicotine is drawing growing concern from public health authorities in countries across the European Union ...

US FDA debuts AI tool ahead of time but early users encounter teething problems

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 19th June 2025 || News analysis |

With great fanfare, the US Food and Drug Administration has announced the rollout of its new artificial intelligence scientific review assistant, Elsa. But questions have been raised about the tool’s potential ...

Spotlight on Big Tobacco’s smoke-free shift: nicotine pouches with potential

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 29th May 2025 || News analysis |

The fourth and final part of our series looks at the impressive growth trajectory of nicotine pouches, the power of brand‑building and the regulatory risks facing the modern oral nicotine category ...

Are Australia’s restrictive regulations to blame for a rise in black-market demand?

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 27th May 2025 || News analysis |

March saw Australia’s largest-ever haul of illegal cigarettes and vapes by a health authority, and similar seizures have occurred in the wake of regulations in effect since October ...

Spotlight on Big Tobacco’s smoke-free shift: rivals in a PMI-dominated market

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 26th May 2025 || News analysis |

In part three of a four-part series, we see how Philip Morris International’s competitors are working hard to catch up in the heated tobacco market and examine Big Tobacco’s strategies for next-generation products ...

Spotlight on Big Tobacco’s smoke-free shift: betting on the future with vaping

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 22nd May 2025 || News analysis |

In part two of a four-part series, we look at the role vaping plays in tobacco companies’ quest to transform themselves into smoke-free businesses, with one company standing out in the category ...

Spotlight on Big Tobacco’s smoke-free shift: real progress or far-off promise?

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 19th May 2025 || News analysis |

In part one of a four-part series, we examine how close leading players are to their goals of becoming smoke-free almost ten years after the first tobacco company committed to swapping cigarettes for alternative products ...

Is there hope for tobacco harm reduction, despite the WHO’s prohibitionist stance?

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 14th May 2025 || News analysis |

Two decades after the adoption of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, public health expert Derek Yach asks: ”Surely we could have done better by now?” ...

Collaboration and taking the ‘sandbox approach’ to balance innovation with risk

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 6th May 2025 || News analysis |

Douglas Ming Deng of Yunnan University will present his research on the evolution of the tobacco industry through R&D at the Novel Nicotine Expo in Geneva this week ...

Ukraine increases excise taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 31st March 2025 || News analysis |

Excise taxes in Ukraine on cigarettes and tobacco products, which could also include herbal heated products, have been raised by nearly 25%, effective 25th March ...

Polish government plans to submit bill in third quarter to ban flavoured pouches

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 28th March 2025 || News analysis |

Poland’s Ministry of Health is advancing plans to curb the sale of alternative tobacco products, including a ban on nicotine pouches that contain flavours other than tobacco ...

GCC unified standard for electronic tobacco alternatives nears adoption

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 12th March 2025 || News analysis |

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is moving closer to adopting unified regulations for electronic alternatives to tobacco products, with a final draft approved by the GCC Standardization Organization in January ...

Poland seeks to rein in novel tobacco product laws during its EU presidency

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 3rd March 2025 || News analysis |

Poland aims to use its position as EU Council president to place measures targeting alternative tobacco products high on the bloc’s legislative agenda just as Warsaw is advancing tax hikes and bans in the sector ...

Imperial Brands to show harm-reduction evidence for heated tobacco at EVO NXT

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 26th February 2025 || News analysis |

Imperial Brands will be presenting evidence to support the potential role of heated tobacco in tobacco harm reduction at the upcoming EVO NXT conference in Milan from 3rd to 4th April ...

US free-speech challenges may reshape marketing rules for nicotine alternatives

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 18th February 2025 || News analysis |

Packaging of US nicotine alternatives could face a major shake-up, thanks to First Amendment challenges against restrictions on what companies can say and do ...

Poland moves to extend tax to pouches and heating devices in regulatory shift

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 12th February 2025 || News analysis |

The Polish Council of Ministers has adopted a draft bill to extend an excise tax to nicotine pouches and vaping and heating devices, including disposables ...

PMI hikes prices amid Egypt’s economic instability but steps up its investment

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 11th February 2025 || News analysis |

Philip Morris International (PMI) raised its prices for heated tobacco products (HTPs) several times in Egypt last year, following a similar trend from 2023 that is likely to continue in 2025 ...

Poland proposes strict regulations on nicotine pouches to close legal loopholes

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 21st January 2025 || News analysis |

Under a new draft bill, nicotine pouches – including synthetic nicotine variants – would be classified as related products under Poland’s tobacco laws, subjecting them to the same stringent restrictions as traditional tobacco products and e-cigarettes ...

Could 2025 be the year for heated tobacco regulation in Argentina and the EAEU?

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 16th January 2025 || Blog , News analysis |

TobaccoIntelligence analysts make two riskier predictions: Argentina will move to legalise and regulate nicotine alternatives, and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will take steps to regulate them in 2025 ...

Finland tightens up flavour and content rules for planned nicotine pouch market

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 30th December 2024 || News analysis |

Finnish authorities plan to create a legal nicotine pouch market. However, the government has reversed a previous bill that would have permitted a greater range of flavours, and a new bill proposes tighter restrictions ...

Mexico’s new constitutional vape ban means PMI’s Iqos is on shaky ground

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 27th December 2024 || News analysis |

Philip Morris International (PMI)’s judicial permission to sell heated tobacco products in Mexico is in jeopardy following the approval by Mexico’s Senate to ban vapes in the nation’s constitution ...

UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill approved in its latest version, overcoming party politics

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 23rd December 2024 || News analysis |

The UK passed an amended version of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at the end of November, imposing new restrictions on the two industries ...

Monthly regulatory podcast: December

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 20th December 2024 || Regulatory alerts podcasts |

The TobaccoIntelligence monthly regulatory podcast provides insight and analysis on the major regulatory developments of the previous month affecting the sector ...

Tamarind Intelligence podcast: What just happened, what happens next?

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 19th December 2024 || Podcasts |

Join the Tamarind Intelligence leadership team for an engaging round-table discussion featuring four industry experts, each bringing a unique perspective as they reflect on the high points and low points of 2024 in the world of reduced-risk nicotine...

Iraqi bill proposing legal ENDS definition could mark turning point for regulation

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 9th December 2024 || News analysis |

An Iraqi bill that would define electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) – including heated tobacco devices – and bring them under the tobacco regime is now overdue for a vote ...

Still no regulations on heated tobacco in Panama after ban ruled unconstitutional

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 28th November 2024 || News analysis |

Nicotine alternatives remain unregulated in Panama following a 14th May Supreme Court decision declaring a 2022 law unconstitutional that banned e-cigarettes, heated tobacco and similar devices ...

Polish industry concerned over planned prohibition of synthetic nicotine pouches

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 18th November 2024 || News analysis |

Poland’s health minister, Izabela Leszczyna, has announced that her ministry is drafting legislation to ban synthetic nicotine pouches as well as e-cigarettes with flavours ...

Disposables and single-use filters under increasing pressure from regulators

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 12th November 2024 || News analysis |

Increasingly stringent regulation from environmentally conscious policy-makers looks set to put the vaping and tobacco industries under even more pressure with regard to disposable e-cigarettes and combustible cigarettes ...

Congress passes strict regulations on tobacco and nicotine products in Peru

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 8th November 2024 || News analysis |

Peru has taken a bold step in public health regulation with new legislation aimed at curbing the impact of tobacco and nicotine products as Congress approves strict guidelines for their use ...

Amendment to Costa Rica law seeks much stricter tobacco alternatives regulation

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 6th November 2024 || News analysis |

Costa Rica is advancing legislation aimed at strengthening its regulatory framework for the tobacco alternatives industry, with a new amendment that will comprehensively replace the existing law ...

How Iqos revolutionised the Japanese smoking landscape in just a decade

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 30th October 2024 || News analysis |

The November 2014 launch by Philip Morris International (PMI) of Iqos in Nagoya, Japan, and Milan, Italy, kick-started the heated tobacco sector, now worth tens of billions globally ...

Belgian supermarkets challenge ban on tobacco-related sales in 400 sq m+ stores

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 25th October 2024 || News analysis |

A rule banning grocery stores of 400 sq m+ from selling tobacco products, tobacco-related products and e-cigs has been called arbitrary and without justification on public health grounds in a recent court challenge ...

Convenience store giants challenge Canada’s nicotine pouch rules in court

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 24th October 2024 || News analysis |

Two companies representing thousands of convenience stores across Canada have filed a challenge in the Federal Court of Canada, seeking to strike down new restrictions on where nicotine pouches can be sold ...

Italian decree clarifies tax rules and restrictions for herbal heated products

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 22nd October 2024 || News analysis |

In a significant step to restrict the online sale of nicotine products, Italy has banned online sales of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes, indicating a shift towards stricter regulations ...

Finland to reverse decision on nicotine pouch flavours after government scandal

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 21st October 2024 || News analysis |

In a swift reversal, the Finnish government has scrapped a plan to allow a wider range of nicotine pouch flavours and narrowed the options to mint and menthol ...

Poland to apply significant price hike on tobacco heating devices from next year

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 8th October 2024 || News analysis |

The Polish government has unveiled plans to extend the country’s excise tax to tobacco heating devices, to be adopted by the Council of Ministers in the fourth quarter of 2024 and take effect in the first quarter of...

Malaysian industry mostly favours new tobacco law, wants guidance, lower costs

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 7th October 2024 || News analysis |

Malaysian industry groups and health associations welcomed the enactment this month of a new tobacco law that includes heated tobacco, but they expressed concern about the lack of clarity on some aspects ...

South Africa revives bill that would put stricter regulations on tobacco products

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 27th September 2024 || News analysis |

In a significant legislative move, the South African Parliament has revived the Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill, signalling a renewed commitment to stringent tobacco and e-cigarette regulations ...

Indonesia’s tobacco industry concerned over draft plans to standardise packaging

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 25th September 2024 || News analysis |

After years of pledging to regulate e-cigarettes and tobacco products, Indonesia has finally taken decisive action. However, a move to tighten regulations on packaging has raised concerns among industry stakeholders ...

Global tobacco industry eyes EU as it pivots towards more sustainable filters

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 23rd September 2024 || News analysis |

The tobacco industry is shifting towards making more sustainable cigarette filters. Innovation of this kind may soon find its way into heated tobacco products, driven by regulatory changes that could ban single-use filters ...

Italy’s tax system could favour big brands, but what about novel nicotine products?

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 16th September 2024 || News analysis |

Arguments that the minimum excise duty on conventional cigarettes may disadvantage smaller brands could also indirectly apply to alternative nicotine products, but the impact would likely be minimal ...

Kenyan bill seeks stricter tobacco regulations, jail time for violations

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 2nd September 2024 || News analysis |

In a landmark move aimed at bolstering public health and tightening regulations on the tobacco industry, the Kenyan parliament is proposing three-year jail terms for individuals promoting nicotine products, including pouches and vapes ...

As pouch sales surge in the UK, could oral nicotine products compete with vapes?

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 2nd September 2024 || News analysis |

Nicotine pouch sales have been growing dramatically, fuelled by celebrity marketing activity. However, it appears little of that growth is due to cannibalising sales from vaping ...

Canadian health minister puts pouches behind the counter and restricts flavours

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 26th August 2024 || News analysis |

In a bid to discourage young people from using nicotine pouches, Canada is imposing tough new restrictions, including limiting sales to pharmacies and flavours to mint and menthol ...

Lead next-gen innovation with consumer rather than regulatory focus, advises CRO

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 23rd August 2024 || News analysis |

Businesses that lead product innovation with what the consumer wants will be one step ahead when it comes to taking a next-generation product to market – particularly when making PMTAs in the US ...

Weekly regulatory podcast: August

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 12th August 2024 || Regulatory alerts podcasts |

Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products ...

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