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Regulation and legislation
State TV channel addresses violations of anti-smoking law…
27th May 2025 - Alerts | Asia, Saudi Arabia |
United Arab Emirates: heated tobacco and herbal heated product regulation, May 2025
27th May 2025 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides detailed analysis of the regulatory regime in place in the UAE for heated tobacco and herbal heated products, covering all policy areas
Senator opposes bill to cut tax on tobacco products…
26th May 2025 - Alerts | Asia, Philippines |
Spotlight on Big Tobacco’s smoke-free shift: rivals in a PMI-dominated market
26th May 2025 - News analysis |
In part three of a four-part series, we see how Philip Morris International’s competitors are working hard to catch up in the heated tobacco market and examine Big Tobacco’s strategies for next-generation products
Are Dutch nicotine product flavour bans healthy or an attempt to stop progress?
23rd May 2025 - News analysis |
Why has the Netherlands taken such a harsh, prohibitionist stance on nicotine when it has historically been liberal in its approach to other so-called vice products?
Bill to extend tobacco advertising restrictions signed into law…
23rd May 2025 - Alerts | North America, Texas, United States |
Bill would tax nicotine-containing products as tobacco products…
22nd May 2025 - Alerts | North America, United States, Washington |
Spotlight on Big Tobacco’s smoke-free shift: betting on the future with vaping
22nd May 2025 - News analysis |
In part two of a four-part series, we look at the role vaping plays in tobacco companies’ quest to transform themselves into smoke-free businesses, with one company standing out in the category
US: nicotine analogues – regulatory status at federal and state level
22nd May 2025 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
Synthetic nicotine analogues appeared on the US market in vaping and oral products, marketed as exempt from the FDA’s PMTA requirements. This report examines nicotine analogues and their regulation at both the federal and state level
Two nicotine pouch bills are introduced…
21st May 2025 - Alerts | New York, North America, United States |
Ten towns have introduced generational tobacco ban…
20th May 2025 - Alerts | Massachusetts, North America, United States |
New US surgeon general nominee could bode well for harm-reduction products
20th May 2025 - News analysis |
New US surgeon general nominee Casey Means has not publicly laid out any position on vaping, nicotine or smoking cessation, but some of her public comments suggest she may be amenable to reduced-harm products
MOIAT confirms herbal heated products not regulated in UAE…
20th May 2025 - Alerts | Asia, United Arab Emirates |
Spotlight on Big Tobacco’s smoke-free shift: real progress or far-off promise?
19th May 2025 - News analysis |
In part one of a four-part series, we examine how close leading players are to their goals of becoming smoke-free almost ten years after the first tobacco company committed to swapping cigarettes for alternative products
Senate advocates hiking excise tax on tobacco products…
19th May 2025 - Alerts | Asia, Philippines |
Nedlac affiliates want undercutting trade-discounted price to be an offence…
19th May 2025 - Alerts | Africa, South Africa |
WHO calls for stronger restrictions and flavour bans on novel nicotine products
16th May 2025 - News analysis |
All flavours should be banned for nicotine products, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which also wants increased regulation of advertising, limits on hardware design, and plain packaging requirements implemented across the board
Bill to create new category for HTPs heads to governor for signature…
16th May 2025 - Alerts | Alabama, North America, United States |
Slovakia: heated tobacco and herbal heated product regulation, May 2025
16th May 2025 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report covers the legal framework for heated tobacco and herbal heated products in Slovakia covering all policy areas from to taxation and advertising to market access and packaging
Slovakia: oral tobacco and nicotine pouch regulation, May 2025
15th May 2025 - Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides detailed analysis of the regulatory framework in place in Slovakia for oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, covering all policy areas
