LATEST ALERTS
Belarus: The resolution of the Council of Ministers introduces a mandatory conformity assessment by the National System of Conformity for tobacco-free nicotine products
Austria: From today, tax on heated tobacco will increase from €136 per kg to €149 per kg.
Finland: The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has told TobaccoIntelligence that the amendment to the Tobacco Act, which was recently approved in
Canada: Starting 1st April, heated tobacco tax will be increased from CAD9.09062 ($7.26) to CAD9.30879 ($7.44) per 50 g or fraction of 50
US - Hawaii: House Bill 1570 will be included in the public consultation that both the Senate Committee on Ways and Means and the
US - Tennessee: House Bill 2058 has been signed by both the Senate and the House Speaker and will now be sent to the governor
US: Michele Mital, deputy director of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) since 2018, is to become
UK: Junior health minister Maggie Throup told MPs during a debate on “Smoke-free England” that she was aware of the desire to bring
Lithuania: The Ministry of Health, along with the Drug, Tobacco and Alcohol Control Department (NTAKD), has presented a draft National Agenda on drug, tobacco
Spain: The Ministry of Health has told the press that a draft amendment to the tobacco control law will shortly be finalised. Although the exact
US - Maine: A dispute is still ongoing between supporters and opponents of Legislature bill LD 1550, which was introduced last year, local media reports.
EU: The European Commission has launched an initiative to evaluate the progress made under Directive 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment, which applies to heated tobacco
Hungary: The Ministry of Finance has told TobaccoIntelligence that a possible tax increase on heated tobacco products is under review. The current rate
US - Federal: Yesterday, 28th March, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it is requesting “a total budget of $8.4 billion
EU: The European Commission is scheduled to launch the EU’s “Sustainable products initiative” tomorrow, 30th March, as Commission adoption is planned for the
US: Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, has confirmed to TobaccoIntelligence its decision to stop selling tobacco products in a number of its stores. The
UK: The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published its eagerly awaited Post-Implementation Review of Tobacco Legislation. It says the government will
Belgium: The Federal Public Health Service (FPS) for Health, Food Chain Safety and the Environment has told TobaccoIntelligence that the draft 2022-2028 Interfederal Strategy
Finland: On 16th March, the parliament approved the content of the amendment to the Tobacco Act. The second reading of the bill has
Belgium: The General Drug Policy Unit (CGPD) yesterday presented the draft of the 2022-2028 Strategy for a Tobacco-Free Generation during an interministerial conference on public health. The
Kazakhstan: The leader of the anti-tobacco movement in Kazakhstan, Jamilya Sadykova, says the excise tax on heated tobacco consumables should be equivalent to
UK: Conservative MP Bob Blackman today called on the government to raise the purchasing age for tobacco products from 18 to 21 and introduce a
Iceland: A bill amending Law 87/2018 on e-cigarettes and refills, which we reported on previously, has been approved at its first reading in the Althingi (parliament). In addition to making nicotine
Romania: President Klaus Iohannis has signed into law Bill 237/2021, amending the Tobacco Act to impose sanctions on retailers who sell tobacco products to under-18s. Retailers caught doing
Netherlands: Doctors and cancer patients, led by the Dutch Cancer Society (KWF), are calling on supermarkets, petrol stations and convenience stores in the
US - Idaho: Senate Bill 1285 has been delivered to governor Brad Little for signature. This bill denies local government authorities the right to adopt
Australia: The Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday published the results of its 2020/21 smoking and vaping prevalence survey. They show 10.7% (2.1m) adults were
Paraguay: The government is currently discussing with the Senate the immediate enactment of a bill that would increase the tax on tobacco products
Russia: Dmitry Davydov, author of the non-profit project "20 Ideas for the Development of Russia", recommends increasing the purchasing age for nicotine-containing products
Russia: The Association of Internet Trade Companies has called on prime minister Mikhail Mishustin to lift the ban on online sales of alcohol,
Philippines: The Department of Education has backed the Department of Health in appealing to president Rodrigo Duterte to veto the proposed Vaporized Nicotine
Spain: The association Nofumadores.org (non-smokers.org) has asked the government to prohibit the sale of tobacco and electronic cigarettes to anyone born after 2007 so
Sweden: The public consultation on a proposal from the Ministry of Finance to increase the excise duties on tobacco products and nicotine pouches for the next two
Costa Rica: The Ministry of Health and the Costa Rican Social Security Fund asked the National Assembly to approve the bill that imposes neutral packaging
Malaysia: Contrary to what was expected, the minister of health tweeted today, 17th March: “God willing, the Bill [banning the sales of tobacco
Switzerland: Answering a Federal Council consultation on possible e-cigarette taxation, the Swiss Tobacco Prevention Working Group has demanded that the tax should apply not only to e-cigarettes,
Denmark: Health minister Magnus Heunicke announced yesterday, 15th March, that the government plans to ban access to tobacco and nicotine products to anyone born in
UK: Conservative MP David Jones has asked the health secretary whether there are any plans to regulate the sale of nicotine pouches and what policy
Austria: Today, 15th March, is the deadline for the annual reporting of tobacco products’ ingredients and emissions by brand name and product type. The information
EU: The EU Parliament has approved, by 584 votes to 67, a proposal to overhaul European rules on batteries, which will now have
US - Federal: Last Friday, 11th March, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a modified risk granted order authorising Philip Morris Products S.A.
Germany: The Federal Council (Bundesrat) sent a bill to the national parliament (Bundestag) to ban smoking in closed vehicles in the presence of children and
US: The 2022 Omnibus Bill passed the Senate last night and includes language that would give authority to the FDA to regulate products containing nicotine from
UK: Speaking of snus, the parliamentary undersecretary for health, Maggie Throup, reiterated that the health department has no plans to introduce additional tobacco products
US: In March 2022, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a study
Finland: On 9th March, the parliament approved the content of the amendment to the Tobacco Act in accordance with a report by the
Armenia: At a special 9th March sitting, the National Assembly adopted the law “on reduction and prevention of health damage as a result
Estonia: The Tax and Customs Board informed TobaccoIntelligence that it collected €1.12m in heated tobacco taxes and €5.7m in nicotine pouches taxes in
US: The 2022 Omnibus Bill passed the House last night. It includes language that would give authority to the FDA to regulate products containing
