LATEST ALERTS
US - General: Japan Tobacco (JT) has announced that the JT Group has reached an agreement with Vector Group, the fourth largest tobacco
Brazil: Today, the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs will vote on bill 5008/2023. The bill would legalise e-cigarettes with and without nicotine, heated
US - Massachusetts: The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has reached a $600m settlement with major tobacco manufacturers. According to a statement by attorney general
Costa Rica: The Ministry of Health has published the regulations to law 10.066, which regulates the use of heated tobacco. The regulations expand the
Canada: Health Canada has published a consultation document on the proposed tobacco cost recovery framework which would implement an annual fee for designated tobacco product
Brazil: The Senate Committee on Economic Affairs is scheduled to vote on the bill to regulate the production, import, export and marketing of e-cigarettes and
US - General: Philip Morris International (PMI) has announced a collaboration with KT&G, a South Korean manufacturer of tobacco and nicotine products. The companies
Venezuela: Presidential elections took place on Sunday (28th July), allegedly resulting in the re-election of president Nicolás Maduro by 51% of the votes
Brazil: A congresswomen from the Democratic Labour Party (which is part of the government coalition) has introduced a bill to criminalise the manufacture,
Guatemala: On Monday, 15th July, president Bernardo Arévalo appointed Joaquín Barnoya Pérez as the new minister of health. With Arévalo’s academic background in
US - General: Philip Morris International (PMI) has announced it will invest $600m to open a manufacturing facility in Aurora, Colorado. Regular production
El Salvador: In August, the entity in charge of supervising and regulating tobacco and nicotine products, the National Directorate of Medicines (DNM), will become
US - Federal: The US Supreme Court has overruled the 1984 Chevron decision. One of the key principles of the Chevron doctrine is that
US - Maryland: Effective today, the sales and use tax for electronic smoking devices, including vaping liquid in a container of more than
US - California: A new tax rate on tobacco products comes into force today. The tax will change from 56.32% of the wholesale
US - Federal: Altria Group has announced the submission of premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for
Canada: Health Canada has published the report of the second review of the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (TVPA), which focuses on tobacco
Paraguay: The Chamber of Deputies has rejected an initiative proposed by two deputies from the main opposition party, the Authentic Radical Liberal Party, that would
US - District of Columbia: Philip Morris International (PMI) has announced that online sales of Zyn nicotine pouches have been suspended by manufacturer Swedish
Costa Rica: The Constitutional Chamber has ordered the Ministry of Health to issue the regulations of law 10.066 – which regulated the use
Canada: Health Canada has issued a recall of Zyn nicotine pouches for being sold without market authorisation under Canada’s Natural Health Products Regulations.
US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that on 26th June the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) will convene
US - New Jersey: S3372 has been introduced. This bill would prohibit delivering electronic smoking devices and other tobacco products to a residence
Canada - New Brunswick: The provincial legislative assembly approved bill 30 to amend the Tobacco and Electronic Cigarette Sales Act to strengthen the regulatory
Mexico: Presidential elections took place yesterday (2nd June), resulting in Claudia Sheinbaum obtaining the majority of votes, press reports. Sheinbaum belongs to Morena,
Canada - Newfoundland and Labrador: The provincial government of Newfoundland and Labrador has launched public consultations on potential legislative amendments related to tobacco and
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and independent researchers have stated that nicotine alternatives in vaping products, such as
Americas: The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is preparing actions in aid of World No Tobacco Day 2024, which will take place this
US - California: The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) has published a notice with a new tax rate for tobacco products,
US - Louisiana: House Bill 621 has passed both the House and the Senate and has been sent to the governor for signature. This
US - Federal: In March, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched the Searchable Tobacco Products Database, a new list of tobacco products
US - Massachusetts: The New England Convenience Store & Energy Marketers Association (NECSEMA) has launched the “Citizens for Adult Choice” campaign, in order
Brazil: The Senate Committee on Economic Affairs, the Senate Committee on Social Affairs, and the Senate Committee on Transparency, Supervision and Control held
Brazil: The Senate Committee on Economic Affairs, the Senate Committee on Social Affairs and the Senate Committee on Transparency, Supervision and Control will
Colombia: President Gustavo Petro has signed the Vaping Products Bill, press reports. The bill restricts access to heated tobacco products (HTPs), including heating devices, and nicotine pouches
Panama: The Supreme Court has declared law 315 – which prohibits the use, importation and sale of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco – unconstitutional. The
Costa Rica: The Ministry of Health has presented the regulations of law 10.066, which establishes a legal framework for the use and sale of vaping
US - Federal: The White House has released a statement on what it refers to as “China’s unfair trade practices concerning technology transfer, intellectual property,
US - Federal: The next director of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) Office of Compliance and
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has filed for scientific review modified risk tobacco product (MRTP) renewal applications submitted
US - Louisiana: House Bill 970, which would exempt nicotine pouches from the vapour product and alternative nicotine product directory, has passed the House
US - California: Attorney general Rob Bonta has announced that the California Department of Justice is now accepting proposals for the 2024-2025 Tobacco
US - Federal: According to health and human services secretary Xavier Becerra on Friday (26th April), the Biden administration has delayed its decision
Brazil: Following last Friday’s (20th April) decision by the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) to maintain the ban on heated tobacco and e-cigarettes,
Brazil: Last Friday (20th April), the board of the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) unanimously decided to maintain the ban on heated tobacco
US - Hawaii: Honolulu mayor Rick Blangiardi has signed Bill 1 banning the sale of herbal cigarettes to anyone under 21 years old. It
Canada: The minister of finance presented the Federal Budget 2024, which proposes to amend the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act to allow information
