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Main players keep up the heat as HnB continues its strong growth in Japan

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 15th December 2021 || News analysis |

Japan’s heated tobacco sector is continuing to grow strongly and to take market share from traditional cigarettes, with the main players releasing new devices and revamping their heat-not-burn (HnB) divisions ...

US Senate committee ditches nicotine tax from Biden’s Build Back Better Bill

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 14th December 2021 || News analysis |

The US Senate Finance Committee has made “targeted improvements” to president Joe Biden’s $2tn social spending package – including removing the proposal of a federal tax on tobacco alternatives ...

MEPs approve cancer report supporting tighter flavour restrictions

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 10th December 2021 || News analysis |

The European Parliament’s Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) gave the green light to a cancer report that urges the Commission to assess a ban on characterising flavours in heated tobacco ...

How have MEPs changed in their views about new nicotine products?

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 30th November 2021 || Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

TobaccoIntelligence carried out a second survey of MEPs, following a similar survey in 2020, to find out how their views on new nicotine products – e-cigarettes, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches – have changed ...

China brings ‘new tobacco products’ under its tobacco monopoly umbrella

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 30th November 2021 || News analysis |

The State Council of China has approved an addition to the Tobacco Monopoly Law, clarifying what has been a grey area surrounding the regulation and categorisation of tobacco-alternative products ...

A market snapshot of ‘novel nicotine products’ in the European Union

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 30th November 2021 || Heated tobacco market reports , Market reports , Nicotine pouches market reports |

The use of traditional tobacco products has been in decline across the EU in recent decades. We conducted a recent study to gauge the economic impact of novel nicotine products in Europe ...

Poland draws closer to raising HnB tax by 2022, with further annual increases

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 26th November 2021 || News analysis |

A proposal in Poland to increase excise duties applying to innovative tobacco products, including heated tobacco, was passed by the parliament (Sejm) and is now waiting for the decision of the Senate ...

Hong Kong cracks down on heated tobacco with import and sales ban

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 25th October 2021 || News analysis |

Hong Kong’s lawmakers have passed a bill banning the import and sale of tobacco-alternative products, including heated tobacco ...

Patents for HnB and smokeless tobacco products on the rise, research finds

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 18th October 2021 || News analysis |

Patents for tobacco alternatives have been booming in recent times as tobacco companies position themselves as contributors to a smoke-free world ...

Kyrgyzstan brings HnB under national ban on tobacco use in public places

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 12th October 2021 || News analysis |

The use of tobacco products – including heat-not-burn (HnB) devices – in public places becomes illegal in Kyrgyzstan tomorrow, 13th October, after the country’s president signed a new law ...

US International Trade Commission bans imports of PMI’s Iqos HeatSticks

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 1st October 2021 || News analysis |

PMI and its distributor Altria Group must stop importing Iqos consumables in the US, according to a ruling issued by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) ...

Historical updates: international heated tobacco regulation

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 1st September 2021 || Resources |

This provides a historical compilation of the updates to the heated tobacco regulatory tracker from September 2020 to the present ...

Historical updates: heated tobacco tracker of international tax rates

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 1st September 2021 || Resources |

This provides a historical compilation of the updates to the heated tobacco tracker of international tax rates from August 2021 to the present ...

Historical updates: nicotine pouches global regulation

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 1st September 2021 || Resources |

This provides a historical compilation of the updates to the tobacco-free pouches global regulatory tracker, from January 2022 to the present ...

Policy Radar historical updates

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 1st September 2021 || Resources |

This provides a historical compilation of the updates to the Tamarind Intelligence Policy...

HnB facing ‘passive smoking’ clampdown as German state considers new rules

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 30th August 2021 || News analysis |

The German state of Hesse is targeting heated tobacco along with e-cigarettes in a new legislative initiative to update the current regulations covering smoking ...

European and Russian developments in the regulation of modern oral products

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 20th August 2021 || Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

In this report, we take a look at some of the most recent developments in the regulation of modern oral, both at EU level and in individual countries ...

Localities and regions take a harsher approach towards HnB in Taiwan

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 16th August 2021 || News analysis |

The most populous city in Taiwan has recently joined eight regions in implementing new legislation restricting the use and sale of e-cigs and heated tobacco ...

PMTAs deadline looms: the future of the remaining 1.5m product applications

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 11th August 2021 || News analysis |

After the recent announcement that the FDA rejected 4.5m from the total 6m PMTAs filed, experts believe that this decision means a clear path for enforcement ...

Russia prepares proposal to ban pouches across the Eurasian economic region

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 9th August 2021 || News analysis |

The Russian Health Ministry recently finalised a draft agreement on restricting tobacco-free white pouches across the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) territory ...

Study raises early hopes for the use of CBD in treating nicotine withdrawal

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 6th August 2021 || News analysis |

Researchers at the University of San Diego in California have published a paper showing early evidence that CBD may help ease the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal ...

U-turn in Mexico as HnB import ban is scrapped after less than 18 months

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 26th July 2021 || News analysis |

Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has issued a decree lifting the import and export ban on heated tobacco devices and consumables, less than 18 months after the prohibition was approved ...

Japanese health ministry denies plan to widen access to tobacco-free pouches

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 14th July 2021 || News analysis |

Regulations governing nicotine pouches in Japan are unlikely to change in the near future despite rumours to the contrary ...

Estonian MPs aim to soften regulations for snus and heated tobacco

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 9th July 2021 || News analysis |

The Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) is considering a new bill amending the country’s Tobacco Act with the aim of clarifying the regulations for snus and heated tobacco and bringing down the country's smoking rates ...

Dutch tobacco advertising restrictions likely to pass despite objections

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 5th July 2021 || News analysis |

Some Dutch lawmakers have expressed concern about the consequences of an amendment to the Tobacco and Smoking Products Act and the introduction of new advertising restrictions on tobacco-alternative products ...

Los Angeles bids to join California-wide assault on menthol and other flavours

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 5th July 2021 || News analysis |

Los Angeles is in the early stages of preparing to ban flavoured tobacco products, the local government having authorised the drafting of a measure to end the sale of such products in the city’s 4,500 tobacco retailers ...

WHO warns governments to beware tobacco firms’ attempts to dodge rules

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 30th June 2021 || News analysis |

A report from the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends governments and health officials around the world to pay attention to attempts by the tobacco industry to avoid product regulations ...

From the ski slopes to the karaoke bar, Japan goes smoke-free with HnB

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 28th June 2021 || News analysis |

A growing number of leisure facilities in Japan are going smoke-free by allowing only heated tobacco products to be used, or establishing dedicated areas for them, in response to stricter rules on indoor smoking ...

Pakistan proposes its first ever tax on imported heated tobacco products

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 22nd June 2021 || News analysis |

Pakistan has included a proposal to tax heated tobacco products in its annual national budget for the first time. It comes after several calls to take a harsher approach towards tobacco products generally ...

Italian Ministry of Health evaluates future regulation for nicotine pouches

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 18th June 2021 || News analysis |

Health officials in Rome are considering regulation of nicotine pouches in the country after they seized and banned the sale of a brand of such products following a Higher Health Institute (ISS) laboratory analysis ...

MPs say UK policy on smoking cessation should include HnB and nicotine pouches

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 14th June 2021 || News analysis |

The British government must step up efforts to promote tobacco alternative products if it is to achieve its goal of a smoke-free society by 2030, a cross-party parliamentary committee agreed ...

BAT forecasts a ‘pivotal’ year for business with rise in HnB and modern oral sales

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 9th June 2021 || News analysis |

British American Tobacco (BAT) has upgraded its annual forecast with an expectation of strong growth in new categories in post-pandemic times and a planned further rollout of its heated tobacco portfolio ...

New UK health agency likely to maintain good will towards tobacco alternatives

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 3rd June 2021 || News analysis |

The recent shake-up of the UK’s health sector with the replacement of Public Health England (PHE) is not expected to substantially change the country’s support of novel tobacco products as aids to quit smoking ...

UK physicians suggest raising the legal tobacco age while lowering tax pressure

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 28th May 2021 || News analysis |

The Royal College of Physicians has recommended the UK government reduce the VAT on tobacco-alternative products to 5% to encourage smokers to make the switch, and to increase the minimum legal age for sales ...

PMTAs – the US FDA’s long-awaited list contains over 6m new tobacco products

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 24th May 2021 || News analysis |

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has posted a list of over 6m deemed new tobacco products for which it received Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (PMTAs) by the 9th September 2020 deadline ...

German Bundestag remains divided over how tobacco alternatives should be taxed

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 20th May 2021 || News analysis |

Talks on a proposed amendment to Germany's Tobacco Act have revealed divisions within parliament and beyond on whether taxation of tobacco alternatives should be based on health promotion or tax income ...

Imperial enjoys an increase in revenue while planning for Pulze expansion

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 19th May 2021 || News analysis |

Imperial Brands’ earnings in the first half of the year jumped 6.1% to £15.57bn in the midst of a process to implement a new company strategy towards tobacco alternatives ...

Swedish MEP calls on EU commissioner to clarify position on snus and cancer

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 12th May 2021 || News analysis |

A Swedish MEP asked EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides to clarify her position after she said that oral tobacco has adverse effects “including cancers” ...

Scientists and industry divided over access to harm reduction information

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 7th May 2021 || News analysis |

The information the public receives on tobacco harm reduction and whether it contributes to improving the role of tobacco-alternatives is a hot topic that divides the industry and the scientific community ...

French MPs to recommend boosting tax revenues from tobacco products

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 7th May 2021 || News analysis |

A working group created by the French National Assembly to analyse the taxation of tobacco products in France is expected to deliver proposals to the government to increase the tax revenues from tobacco products ...

Jordan rolls out licences for businesses to deal in legalised tobacco alternatives

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 4th May 2021 || News analysis |

At least 184 establishments have been licensed to trade in heated tobacco and other tobacco alternatives in Jordan since they were legalised in 2019 ...

Market report: HnB market growth set to continue in Latvia

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 3rd May 2021 || Heated tobacco market reports , Market reports |

This report provides an overview of the Latvian heated tobacco market, covering market size, pricing and availability and results from our offline survey ...

A ‘significant step’ – FDA moves to ban menthol cigarettes in the US

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 30th April 2021 || News analysis |

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced plans to ban menthol tobacco in 2022, a “significant step” towards increasing smoking cessation and reducing youth uptake ...

Altria moves On! with full ownership of expanding nicotine pouches brand

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 29th April 2021 || News analysis |

Altria has confirmed its full-year guidance for 2021 and full acquisition of its nicotine pouches business despite a dip in total company earnings for the first quarter of the year ...

Scottish Conservatives say alternatives should be regulated like combustibles

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 28th April 2021 || News analysis |

As elections to the Scottish Parliament approach, the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party has said e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products should be subject to the same restrictions as combustible cigarettes ...

Podcast: What’s driving the fast-growing market for nicotine pouches and snus?

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 26th April 2021 || Podcasts |

They make up one of the newest and fastest-growing categories within the tobacco market – but what is driving the phenomenal growth in snus and nicotine pouches? And what is the difference between them? ...

Changing consumer behaviour and the role of regulation in novel products

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 26th April 2021 || News analysis |

How is the heated tobacco market developing in Japan, South Korea and worldwide? And what of nicotine pouches, snus and new tobacco-related products? TobaccoIntelligence managing director Tim Phillips gives his expert view ...

Brazilian deputies consider HnB ban as doubts remain over alternatives’ future

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 21st April 2021 || News analysis |

While Brazil’s health authorities keep postponing a final decision on future regulation of tobacco alternatives, a new proposal to reinforce a nationwide ban on heated tobacco is being considered in the Chamber of Deputies ...

Smoke-free now 28% of PMI revenue, boosted by European take-up of Iqos

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 20th April 2021 || News analysis |

Philip Morris International (PMI)’s earnings were up slightly in the first quarter of 2021, boosted by a 38% increase in heated tobacco unit volume in Europe ...

Spain’s health ministry ready to ban HnB on outdoor terraces in anti-Covid plan

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 16th April 2021 || News analysis |

The Spanish Ministry of Health is looking at imposing a blanket ban on the use of inhalable tobacco products – including heat-not-burn (HnB) – on outdoor bar and cafe terraces ...

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