LATEST ALERTS
US - Hawaii: Senate Bill 2691 has been introduced. It would prohibit the sale of flavoured tobacco products and mislabelled e-liquids that contain
US - New Mexico: Senate Bill 80 has been introduced and would prohibit the sale of flavoured tobacco products in the state. A
US - Colorado: Senate Bill (SB) 24-022 has been introduced. The bill would allow Colorado counties to regulate the distribution of tobacco products and
US - Federal: A group of senators has sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director, Shalanda Young, expressing
US - Federal: Senate Democrat Dick Durbin has criticised the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) again for its long-overdue review of premarket tobacco
US - Indiana: Senate Bill (SB) 227 has been introduced. The bill would require manufacturers of alternative nicotine products and vapour products to
US - Maine: Hallowell is yet another city in Maine seeking to ban the sale of flavoured vaping and other tobacco products, including
US - Federal: Yesterday (8th January), the US Supreme Court declined to hear tobacco company RJ Reynolds' challenge to a California law banning
US - Federal: US senators sent a letter to US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Robert Califf urging the FDA’s Center for
US - New Jersey: S 2667, which would prohibit the sale of menthol cigarettes, has been amended by the Senate. The amendment has
US - Maine: The Falmouth Town Council voted 5-2 to impose a flavour ban on the sale of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, that will
US - Federal: The White House will take more time to review the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s proposed rule to end
Canada: The government has released the 2023 Fall Economic Statement, outlining plans to amend the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act. These amendments aim
US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has published a new webinar, which provides information on
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it has increased the civil money penalties that tobacco companies
US - Federal: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released a report on smokeless tobacco sales and marketing expenditures for 2022. In 2020,
US - Louisiana: The Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control has released a list of approved e-сigarettes and alternative nicotine products, known
US - Colorado: Proposition II, Tobacco and Nicotine Product Tax Revenue Measure (2023) was approved by public vote on the 7th November ballot.
Canada - Saskatchewan: The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan has passed bill 147, which amends the Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act to increase the minimum
US - New York: Bill A 8243 has been introduced. The bill would require random, quarterly inspections of retail premises authorised to sell
US - General: The American Heart Association and 79 other leading national public health groups expressed their support for a ban on menthol cigarettes
US - General: Philip Morris International (PMI) has announced that it has submitted premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) and modified risk tobacco product
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent its proposed rules to end the sale of menthol cigarettes and
US - Federal: The Community Access, Resources, and Empowerment (CARE) for Moms Act has been introduced in Congress by Democrats Dick Durbin and
US - Oregon: Washington County Circuit Court judge Andrew Erwin has ruled against the county’s flavoured tobacco ban. The ban was part of
Canada - Newfoundland and Labrador: The provincial government has introduced a smoking and vaping ban on all government property, including buildings, grounds, vehicles, and car
US - Federal: Registration is now open for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s two-day public meeting (23rd and 24th October) on the premarket
Canada: Health Canada published the Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey (CTNS) 2022, which measures the prevalence of cigarette smoking, vaping, cannabis, and alcohol use among
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) is requesting nominations by 11th October for a
US - New York: Governor Kathy Hochul has signed public health legislation (A1025/S50) that amends the public buildings law to prohibit the sale of tobacco products in vending
US - California: Bill AB 935 has passed the Senate after amendments, which have been concurred in by the House, and has now
US - General: Democratic Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois has sent a letter to US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Robert Califf.
US - Federal: The Food and Drug Administrations (FDA)’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has launched new resources to help applicants navigate the
Canada: Health Canada has published the discussion paper of the second review of the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (TVPA). This legislative review will
US - Federal: Brian King, director of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) spoke at the Smoker
US - New York: As of 1st September 2023, the cigarette tax has increased to $5.35 per pack from $4.35, making New York
US - Federal: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a new webinar to help online retailers respond to warning letters from
US - Federal: On 10th March 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a proposed rule titled "Requirements for Tobacco Product
US - Hawaii: Honolulu Council chair Tommy Waters said recently that the proposed flavour ban on tobacco products and e-cigs in Honolulu is
US - Illinois: Senate Bill 1561 has been approved by the governor. This bill amends the Smoke Free Illinois Act, including the use of
US - federal: The US District Court for the District of Columbia has issued a ruling on a long-running dispute over the Food and
Americas: The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), which serves as regional office for the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Americas, has praised Venezuela for its recently announced ban on heated
US - General: The American Journal of Preventive Medicine has published an article titled “FDA must ban menthol cigarettes without delay: lessons from other
Canada: The new Tobacco Products Appearance, Packaging, and Labelling Regulations enter into force today. Changes include rotating health-related messages and larger health warnings for
US - Maine: Bill LD 1215 has been passed by the Senate and now heads to the House. It would ban the sale and distribution of tobacco products and
US - federal: Several senior members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee have raised concerns about the impact of the Food and
