Philip Morris International (PMI) this week submitted its iQOS technology for approval as a reduced-risk product by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…
Author: Barnaby Page
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Banning novel tobacco products could violate world trade pact, lawyers say
Written by Barnaby Page | 25th November 2016 | News analysis
Countries that ban tobacco alternative products could be breaking world trade agreements by unfairly privileging combustibles at their expense, two lawyers have warned…
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Swedish Match hopes UK will send snus case to European court
Written by Barnaby Page | 4th July 2016 | News analysis
Swedish Match is contesting the European Union’s ban on snus in court…
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Big Tobacco encouraged by research on heat-not-burn
Written by Barnaby Page | 7th December 2015 | News analysis
Are big tobacco companies starting to favour heat-not-burn technology over e-cigarettes? While none has shown any signs of overtly stepping away from e-cigs, and such a move is unlikely, much enthusiasm and investment within the tobacco industry seems to be going toward heat-not-burn….
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Russia becomes fourth territory for iQOS heat-not-burn trials
Written by Barnaby Page | 5th November 2015 | News analysis
Philip Morris International (PMI) is testing its iQOS heat-not-burn product in Russia, ECigIntelligence has confirmed….
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Pax hoping to set world alight with deluxe heat-not-burn tech
Written by Barnaby Page | 10th March 2015 | News analysis
Pax Labs, the U.S. heat-not-burn manufacturer previously known as Ploom, today launches a new generation of its namesake device which it is positioning as “the most intelligent, premium and highest performing vaporizer in the market”….
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Ploom and JTI agree to split up, divide heat-not-burn brands
Written by Barnaby Page | 17th February 2015 | News analysis
U.S. startup Ploom and its investor Japan Tobacco International (JTI) are to end their relationship and divide Ploom’s products between them….
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Reynolds wants “modified risk” status for heat-not-burn Revo
Written by Barnaby Page | 17th November 2014 | News analysis
U.S. tobacco maker Reynolds American is preparing to test-market a heat-not-burn product which it hopes the regulator will approve as reduced-risk….
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In depth: how tobacco alternatives fit into Big Tobacco’s business
Written by Barnaby Page | 9th July 2014 | Heated tobacco market reports , Market reports , Nicotine pouches market reports
This special report takes a company-by-company look at the main Big Tobacco players and their activity in e-cigarettes and other tobacco alternatives…
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PMI prepares for heat-not-burn rollout, plans e-cig for 2016
Written by Barnaby Page | 2nd July 2014 | News analysis
Philip Morris International (PMI) will no longer be conspicuous in the tobacco alternatives market by its absence…
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‘Big Tobacco’s voice should be heard in the nicotine debate’
Written by Barnaby Page | 27th June 2014 | News analysis
The involvement of the tobacco and pharma industries could be crucial if a new international society on nicotine studies is to make a contribution to the public health and regulation debate – but that will bring its own problems, delegates heard at a conference in Warsaw…