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World No Tobacco Day provides a good opportunity to consider the approach that public health authorities, policymakers, and advocates around the world have towards the role of tobacco-alternative products
EU nations are to recommend to the European Commission that heat-not-burn products should be included in the forthcoming revised structure and rates of tax applied to manufactured tobacco products
The Estonian Parliament has approved a bill that relaxes one of the toughest regulatory regimes for tobacco-alternative products such as e-cigarettes, and imposes a new health warning for heated tobacco packaging
A new Amendment Act to the Tobacco Act and the Alcohol, Tobacco, Fuel and Electricity Excise Duty Act is due to come into force in Estonia, providing further regulation for heated tobacco products
Retailers in Europe are playing a guessing game as they plan how to fill the gap on the shelves with new tobacco-alternative products in preparation for the fast-approaching ban on menthol cigarettes
This report offers an overview of the current regulatory landscape for heated tobacco products in Australia, focusing on age and product restrictions, advertising laws and taxation, plus more
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked a judge to postpone the effective date of its new rule imposing graphic health warnings on cigarette packaging
This report offers an overview of the current heated tobacco market in Japan, covering the top brands and devices, as well as prices and distribution
A number of patients’ and doctors’ associations, as well as political parties, are proposing an increase in tax on heated tobacco products to help finance Italy’s hard-pressed public health system
This report covers the current regulatory environment for heated tobacco and snus products in Swizterland, along with analysis of possible future regulation
All TobaccoIntelligence’s COVID-19-related news briefings can now be found in one place here
Heated tobacco is considered a novel tobacco product in the UK. This report covers all current regulation for heated tobacco products in the UK
Due to the success of heated tobacco products in Japan and South Korea, there are many compatible products available. TobaccoIntelligence had a look into the available compatible hardware devices and consumables
A group of non-profit and health organisations has called on Indonesian president Joko Widodo to take a stricter stance against tobacco products in the battle against COVID-19
British American Tobacco is suing Big Tobacco rival Philip Morris International in the US and in Europe for allegedly infringing its patents with its popular heated tobacco device IQOS
Philip Morris International is braced for a significant dip in sales and use of its heated-tobacco device IQOS over the rest of 2020, with retail and travel restrictions currently imposed in nearly every country
US tobacco giant Altria has appointed Billy Gifford as CEO. Gifford, previously vice-chairman and CFO, steps up to take over as CEO from Howard Willard, who is retiring after 28 years with the company
The US tobacco industry is resisting another attempt by the FDA to impose graphic health warnings, claiming in a lawsuit that mandatory warnings would violate their rights under the First Amendment
TobaccoIntelligence conducted a brief survey on heated tobacco users in Italy in order to gain an overall impression of the market
The Estonian Tobacco Act does not currently mention heated tobacco products, which may theoretically be sold in Estonia as novel smoking tobacco products. This report covers present and potential future regulation
A distant precursor of today’s heated tobacco products could have provided early humans with a critical survival advantage over their Neanderthal cousins, scientists suggest in a paper published today (1st April)
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has requested a 120-day extension to the deadline for premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) due to the challenges that the coronavirus outbreak is posing to companies
Heated tobacco consumables are considered in South Korea as tobacco products, regulated in essentially the same way as traditional cigarettes. This report provides an overview of the current regulatory landscape
Regions in Russia are allowed to exercise their own legal regulation while the federal authorities have not adopted laws. This report analyses the attitude of the regions to the regulation of tobacco-free nicotine-containing products
This graphic-led report from TobaccoIntelligence provides an easy-to-grasp overview of the heated tobacco markets in Japan, South Korea, Russia, Italy and Germany – and an assessments of prospects for the US market
The Spanish government has announced plans to strengthen enforcement of existing tobacco regulations and to impose taxes on new products such as heated tobacco
In May a new ban will come into force in the EU, prohibiting menthol-flavoured cigarettes and RYO tobacco. This report provides an overview
TobaccoIntelligence conducted a focus group with Lithuanian IQOS users to understand how they learnt about this smoking alternative, what motivates them to continue using IQOS, what they like and dislike about the experience, and what they think about the future
The heated tobacco category is growing internationally, and this report will provide an overview of the heated tobacco market, how the category has developed around the world and how it could affect the US market
Organisers of two major conferences and exhibitions on nicotine delivery are hoping the events can still go ahead despite the global coronavirus outbreak and a number of other event cancellations and postponements
Dutch health secretary Paul Blokhuis has called for heated tobacco and any future new tobacco product to be banned from public use in order to help achieve the target of a “smoke-free generation”
Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has issued an executive order placing a range of restrictions on heated tobacco and “other novel tobacco products”
Heated tobacco is currently not regulated in Russia. However, heated tobacco sticks and hardware are subject to excise duty. This report provides a comprehensive overview of the current heated tobacco market in Russia
The South African government has introduced a new tax on heated tobacco products with immediate effect
TobaccoIntelligence conducted several consumer surveys during 2019-2020 in order to identify the prevalence of IQOS among vapers in the US, UK and Canada. Here we highlight the key insights and trends that were deduced from this research.
Heated tobacco together with a wider range of products, including electronic smoking devices, has been banned by the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA)’s Resolution 46 since 2009. This report looks in further detail at current regulation
Philip Morris International (PMI)’s chief financial officer, Martin King, has been promoted to the newly created role of CEO for PMI America in a bid to further develop the company’s smoke-free segment
A new amendment put before the New Zealand Parliament aims to tighten current regulations on heated tobacco and other smokeless tobacco products – but the country’s attorney general has distanced himself from the proposals
British American Tobacco (BAT)’s “modern oral” portfolio has been one of the main drivers helping the company achieve good results in 2019 for its next-generation products category, which overall increased globally by 36.9%
Public Health England (PHE) has told TobaccoIntelligence it was never directly approached by Philip Morris International (PMI) over plans for a campaign to promote heat-not-burn and vaping products
For several decades, Australia’s political and medical establishments have taken a hard line against smoking; but do developments like heated tobacco call for a different approach? …
The upcoming ban on menthol cigarettes across Europe may create opportunities for increased adoption of alternative tobacco products, such as heated tobacco
Philip Morris International (PMI) did not deliberately mislead investors about clinical trials for its Iqos heated tobacco system or about the product’s prospects in Japan, a US federal court has ruled
The European Union’s member states overwhelmingly want harmonised tax policies across the EU for both heated tobacco products and e-cigarettes
PMI saw its market share of heated tobacco units in IQOS markets, excluding the US, rise by 1.4 percentage points to 5% last year, with a 44.2% increase in HnB shipments
The South Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare wants to ban practices such as the offering of discounts for heated tobacco products and to make events with free giveaways of such products illegal
While politicians in Germany continue to debate a future ban on tobacco-related advertising, new figures show that expenditure on ads by the country’s tobacco industry has increased
As the UK exits Europe and enters its 11-month period of transition, what does Brexit actually mean for cross-Channel relationships, and for tobacco harm reduction?
The investment value of Altria in e-cig company Juul fell by 65% in almost a year due to the recent developments in the US affecting the brand
Japan Tobacco (JT) is cutting the price of its Ploom Tech and Ploom Tech+ hybrid devices from 1st February as it continues to lag behind its chief Big Tobacco competitors in its home market
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