The world’s major international tobacco control conferences will not take place in Panama this month as anticipated and will be delayed until 2024…
Author: TobaccoIntelligence
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Weekly regulatory podcast: 30th October-3rd November
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 9th November 2023 | Regulatory alerts podcasts
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products…
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Weekly regulatory podcast: 23rd-27th October
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 31st October 2023 | Regulatory alerts podcasts
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products…
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New coalition government may ease taxes on tobacco alternatives in Poland
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 26th October 2023 | News analysis
A coalition of centre-right, liberal, and left-wing forces is the most likely to form a new government in Poland before the end of the year, following elections held on 15th October…
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Weekly regulatory podcast: 16th-20th October
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 23rd October 2023 | Regulatory alerts podcasts
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products…
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Swiss parliament may water down ban to allow tobacco advertising in print media
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 20th October 2023 | News analysis
Some tobacco advertising will likely be allowed to continue in Swiss print media, after legislators voted against a proposed complete ban and approved amendments suggested by SGK-S…
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Dutch government rebuilding following collapse could affect tobacco regulations
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 17th October 2023 | News analysis
The nearly 18m people of the Netherlands face uncertainty following the collapse of the government this summer. The cabinet is currently overseeing the nation with a “caretaker” status until the 22nd November general election…
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Weekly regulatory podcast: 9th-13th October
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 17th October 2023 | Regulatory alerts podcasts
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products…
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Panama Supreme Court to hear lawsuit on ‘unconstitutional’ heated tobacco ban
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 11th October 2023 | News analysis
Panama’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear a lawsuit that claims the country’s 2022 heated tobacco and e-cig ban is unconstitutional – a move seen as a positive first step by tobacco harm reduction groups…
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Weekly regulatory podcast: 2nd-6th October
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 10th October 2023 | Regulatory alerts podcasts
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products…
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Debate on future of banned tobacco alternatives splits opinion in Brazil
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 6th October 2023 | News analysis
A debate has started on the future of tobacco alternatives regulation in Brazil, where many products such as e-cigarettes and heated tobacco are fully prohibited…
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Weekly regulatory podcast: 25th-29th September
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 3rd October 2023 | Regulatory alerts podcasts
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products…
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Weekly regulatory podcast: 18th-22nd September
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 28th September 2023 | Regulatory alerts podcasts
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products…
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Oklahoma governor won’t ‘give an inch’ on tribal nations tobacco tax revenues
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 26th September 2023 | News analysis
The governor of Oklahoma, Republican Kevin Stitt, says losing a disagreement over tobacco tax will force him to give up half his state to tribal nations…
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Canadian tobacco regulation review may include requiring manufacturers to pay
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 22nd September 2023 | News analysis
The Canadian government has begun a legislative review of the country’s tobacco legislation, saying it wants to reduce the number of smokers nationwide…
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Sweden’s stance on snus and cigarettes seen in upcoming tax cuts and hikes
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 19th September 2023 | News analysis
The Swedish government has proposed a tax reduction on snus of about 20% while increasing the tax on cigarettes and smoking tobacco by 9%…
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Weekly regulatory podcast: 11th-15th September
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 18th September 2023 | Regulatory alerts podcasts
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products…
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Russia starts implementing changes as part of its tobacco regulatory overhaul
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 15th September 2023 | News analysis
Suppliers of novel nicotine products to the Russian market face new licensing requirements and tax increases over several years as the government overhauls its regulatory system…
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Weekly regulatory podcast: 4th-8th September
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 13th September 2023 | Regulatory alerts podcasts
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products…
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Podcast: Present and future trends in vape, heated tobacco and nicotine pouch products
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 13th September 2023 | Podcasts
In this podcast we speak to Aron Byrne-Carter, whose company NGP Trends provides businesses with valuable technical insights on the latest developments across vape, heated tobacco and nicotine pouch products…
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Looking into nicotine – non-tobacco sources for research and even benefits
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 6th September 2023 | News analysis
Despite increasing interest in synthetic nicotine, most nicotine still comes from tobacco. But could other plants also be a commercially viable source of the substance?…
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Weekly regulatory podcast: 28th August-1st September
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 4th September 2023 | Regulatory alerts podcasts
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products…
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Italy implements EU HTP flavour ban, but ambiguity could cause misinterpretation
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 1st September 2023 | News analysis
Italy’s parliament has passed a law implementing the EU ban on flavours in heated tobacco – but ambiguity in its definition of the category may lead to difficulties in interpretation…
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South Africa’s bill to toughen tobacco rules elicits mixed reactions from public
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 31st August 2023 | News analysis
South Africans have expressed mixed reactions to the country’s Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill, which aims to strengthen the law and would create new rules affecting tobacco products…
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Lithuania works on draft nicotine pouch legislation amid shadow market fears
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 29th August 2023 | News analysis
Nicotine pouch sales are currently banned in Lithuania, but that could soon change, as amendments are in the works to the country’s Law I-1143 on the control of tobacco, tobacco products and related products…
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Weekly regulatory podcast: 21st-25th August
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 28th August 2023 | Regulatory alerts podcasts
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products…
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Weekly regulatory podcast: 14th-18th August
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 21st August 2023 | Regulatory alerts podcasts
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products…
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Weekly regulatory podcast: 7th-11th August
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 14th August 2023 | Regulatory alerts podcasts
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products…
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With new law Italy is set to prohibit the direct online sale of nicotine pouches
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 14th August 2023 | News analysis
Italy has stepped back at the last minute from imposing a formal permanent ban on the online sale of nicotine pouches…
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Venezuela joins the list of countries outlawing heated tobacco and vapes
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 11th August 2023 | News analysis
Venezuela is the latest Latin American country to issue a government decree banning nationwide sales, consumption, exports and distribution of heated tobacco and vapes…
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BAT’s Zonnic approval ‘could open a path into Canada for other nicotine pouches’
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 8th August 2023 | News analysis
Health Canada has approved the first nicotine pouch authorised for sale in Canada as an over-the-counter cessation aid – a move some say could open the door to other nicotine pouches hitting the market…
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Weekly regulatory podcast: 31st July-4th August
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 7th August 2023 | Regulatory alerts podcasts
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products…
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HeatSticks could be Philip Morris’s silver lining after court ruling on cigarettes
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 1st August 2023 | News analysis
Sales of HeatSticks could ironically end up benefitting from a US legal battle lost by their manufacturer Philip Morris and other leading tobacco companies…
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RJ Reynolds wants judge’s rejection of US FDA’s graphic health warnings upheld
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 31st July 2023 | News analysis
Lawyers for RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company call the US Food and Drug Administration’s defence of its graphic cigarette warnings “half-hearted” in a new legal brief…
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Weekly regulatory podcast: 24th-28th July
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 31st July 2023 | Regulatory alerts podcasts
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products…
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Belgian minister urges EU-wide ban on ‘polluting and dangerous’ cigarette filters
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 25th July 2023 | News analysis
Filtered cigarettes are as dangerous as those without filters and should be banned, Belgium’s environment minister told TobaccoIntelligence, supporting a call by the country’s Superior Health Council (CSS)…
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Weekly regulatory podcast: 17th-21st July
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 24th July 2023 | Regulatory alerts podcasts
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products…
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UK's Kingsway Capital seeks exit from stake in UAE's AIR as AIR looks to IPO
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 21st July 2023 | News analysis
Dubai-based tobacco company Advanced Inhalation Rituals is planning to go public next year and has invited banks to pitch for roles in its IPO, as parent company Kingsway Capital seeks to sell its stake…
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Weekly regulatory podcast: 10th-14th July
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 19th July 2023 | Regulatory alerts podcasts
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products…
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Pirates refuse to walk the government line on Czechs’ nicotine pouch tax plan
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 18th July 2023 | News analysis
The Czech Pirate Party, a member of the government coalition, has voiced opposition to the cabinet’s proposal to impose a tax of CZK3.45 (€0.14) per g on nicotine pouches and “other nicotine products”…
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Denmark explores stricter laws and enforcement to curb rising nicotine use
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 14th July 2023 | News analysis
The Danish health minister is considering increased age limits, higher prices and more severe sanctions for stores breaking the law to address rising use of nicotine products in the country…
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Is Anvisa about to think again on keeping Brazil’s heated tobacco ban in force?
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 13th July 2023 | News analysis
A relaxation of the ban on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco in Brazil could be around the corner following a public consultation, according to some commentators in the country…
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Weekly regulatory podcast: 3rd-7th July
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 12th July 2023 | Regulatory alerts podcasts
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products…
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Nicotine pouches demo tracker
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 10th July 2023 | Resources , Trial versions
The TobaccoIntelligence nicotine pouch product tracker, available exclusively to subscribers, provides a detailed, comparative analysis of thousands of products in the largest nicotine pouch markets around the world…
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Argentina’s shocked tobacco farmers put up a fight against HTP production ban
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 4th July 2023 | News analysis
Tobacco growers in Argentina are continuing efforts – so far unsuccessful – to overturn a resolution banning the production of heated tobacco products in the country…
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Weekly regulatory podcast: 26th-30th June
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 3rd July 2023 | Regulatory alerts podcasts
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products…
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Finland gets answers on nicotine pouch regulations with new government
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 30th June 2023 | News analysis
Following recent uncertainy, Finland’s newly formed government has confirmed that the legal status of nicotine pouches in the country will not change…
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Weekly regulatory podcast: 19th-23rd June
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 26th June 2023 | Regulatory alerts podcasts
Our weekly podcast brings you a summary of the TobaccoIntelligence daily alerts, covering key developments in law and regulation surrounding novel nicotine products…
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High smoking rates expected to keep boosting heated tobacco in Ukraine
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 23rd June 2023 | News analysis
Increased smoking rates could mean a boon for heated tobacco brands in Ukraine, analysts predict, and overall demand for heated tobacco products is expected to increase…
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Finland’s chemicals agency moves to ban ‘dangerously strong’ nicotine pouches
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 22nd June 2023 | News analysis
The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) has banned the sale and marketing of pouches containing 20 mg or more of nicotine…