The latest figures from Swedish Match show continued momentum in smoke-free tobacco alternatives, with nicotine pouches “the driving force”…

Philip Morris International (PMI) has always been one of the frankest tobacco companies when it comes to speaking of the smoke-free future – now it is taking positive steps in a bold new direction…

Regulations governing nicotine pouches in Japan are unlikely to change in the near future despite rumours to the contrary…

PMI’s acquisition of Fertin Pharma, a Danish manufacturer of gums and other oral products, indicates the company’s strategy to ensure “corporate survival” in the tobacco-alternatives sector, experts believe…

The Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) is considering a new bill amending the country’s Tobacco Act with the aim of clarifying the regulations for snus and heated tobacco and bringing down the country’s smoking rates…

British American Tobacco (BAT) is removing its Velo nicotine pouches from the German market because of a lack of clarity over their regulation both nationally and in the country’s regional states…

Some Dutch lawmakers have expressed concern about the consequences of an amendment to the Tobacco and Smoking Products Act and the introduction of new advertising restrictions on tobacco-alternative products…

Los Angeles is in the early stages of preparing to ban flavoured tobacco products, the local government having authorised the drafting of a measure to end the sale of such products in the city’s 4,500 tobacco retailers…

A new development in Japan sets an example which proponents of harm reduction could do well to advocate elsewhere – the increasing trend toward heated-tobacco-only areas in public spaces…

A report from the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends governments and health officials around the world to pay attention to attempts by the tobacco industry to avoid product regulations…

A growing number of leisure facilities in Japan are going smoke-free by allowing only heated tobacco products to be used, or establishing dedicated areas for them, in response to stricter rules on indoor smoking…

The Philippines Food and Drug Administration is under public scrutiny after being accused of acting unlawfully in accepting foreign donations from a non-government organisation funded by the anti-tobacco Bloomberg Initiative…

Pakistan has included a proposal to tax heated tobacco products in its annual national budget for the first time. It comes after several calls to take a harsher approach towards tobacco products generally…

Health officials in Rome are considering regulation of nicotine pouches in the country after they seized and banned the sale of a brand of such products following a Higher Health Institute (ISS) laboratory analysis…

Two startling statistics emerge from a recent survey of smokers in Europe: nearly one in three (31%) of current smokers would be interested in trying snus if it became legal, but less than 3% are actually snus users…

The German Bundestag has approved the country’s Tobacco Law, lowering the level of tax on heat-not-burn (HnB) products proposed by the government to apply from January 2022…

The British government must step up efforts to promote tobacco alternative products if it is to achieve its goal of a smoke-free society by 2030, a cross-party parliamentary committee agreed…

More than 31% of current European smokers would be interested in trying snus if it was legalised in the region, according to a major survey…

Italy’s antitrust regulator has opened formal procedures against British American Tobacco (BAT) for using influencers to promote an advertising campaign for Glo Hyper, and it could cost the manufacturer millions…

British American Tobacco (BAT) has upgraded its annual forecast with an expectation of strong growth in new categories in post-pandemic times and a planned further rollout of its heated tobacco portfolio…

Bosnia and Herzegovina has passed a bill that will harmonise the country’s tobacco regulation with the provisions of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and establish a regulatory framework for tobacco alternatives…

Advocates for novel tobacco products often get infuriated with the oppositional stance taken by the World Health Organization – but might there be some fair reason behind the WHO’s less-than-enthusiastic view?…

The recent shake-up of the UK’s health sector with the replacement of Public Health England (PHE) is not expected to substantially change the country’s support of novel tobacco products as aids to quit smoking…

Heated tobacco distributor Logista enjoyed an increase in business in the first six months of fiscal year 2021 despite the economic challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic…

The Royal College of Physicians has recommended the UK government reduce the VAT on tobacco-alternative products to 5% to encourage smokers to make the switch, and to increase the minimum legal age for sales…

A proposal by the New Zealand government to limit the number of shops that can sell tobacco products is causing concern among the country’s retailers, who would need to apply for new business licences…

The UK government’s post-implementation review of the 2016 Tobacco and Related Products Regulations (TRPR) won’t be ready before the end of the year…

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has posted a list of over 6m deemed new tobacco products for which it received Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (PMTAs) by the 9th September 2020 deadline…

News that Florida is planning to increase the purchase age for tobacco products to 21 is another clear indication of just how much the issues of youth smoking and youth vaping dominate the minds of politicians and regulators…

The European Commission is planning strong action to enhance the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and warns that the current legislation “does not fully capture” some new products, such as nicotine pouches…

Talks on a proposed amendment to Germany’s Tobacco Act have revealed divisions within parliament and beyond on whether taxation of tobacco alternatives should be based on health promotion or tax income…

Imperial Brands’ earnings in the first half of the year jumped 6.1% to £15.57bn in the midst of a process to implement a new company strategy towards tobacco alternatives…

A judge of the US International Trade Commission (ITC) believes Philip Morris International (PMI)’s Iqos heated tobacco sticks infringe patents owned by British American Tobacco (BAT)…

The US FDA considers that the Modified Risk Tobacco Product Application (MRTP) for Philip Morris International (PMI)’s Iqos 3 holder and charger is “sufficiently complete” to start a substantive review…

Pakistan’s prime minister Imran Khan cancelled a few days ago the country’s attendance at an event sponsored by Philip Morris Japan, after health advocates protested violation of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) and amid political tensions on the future of tobacco and smoke-free product regulation. The online webinar – […]…

A Swedish MEP asked EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides to clarify her position after she said that oral tobacco has adverse effects “including cancers”…

The big news from the US Food and Drug Administration last week was a ban on menthol in combustible cigarettes, closing off a loophole that had allowed this one flavour to be marketed even after all others were forbidden. It may not happen any time soon – the agency’s cautiously-worded announcement said only that it is “working […]…

The information the public receives on tobacco harm reduction and whether it contributes to improving the role of tobacco-alternatives is a hot topic that divides the industry and the scientific community…

A working group created by the French National Assembly to analyse the taxation of tobacco products in France is expected to deliver proposals to the government to increase the tax revenues from tobacco products…

At least 184 establishments have been licensed to trade in heated tobacco and other tobacco alternatives in Jordan since they were legalised in 2019…

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced plans to ban menthol tobacco in 2022, a “significant step” towards increasing smoking cessation and reducing youth uptake…

Altria has confirmed its full-year guidance for 2021 and full acquisition of its nicotine pouches business despite a dip in total company earnings for the first quarter of the year…

As elections to the Scottish Parliament approach, the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party has said e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products should be subject to the same restrictions as combustible cigarettes…

How is the heated tobacco market developing in Japan, South Korea and worldwide? And what of nicotine pouches, snus and new tobacco-related products? TobaccoIntelligence managing director Tim Phillips gives his expert view…

Tax officials in Brussels are agreed that the harmonising of excise duties on tobacco alternatives is urgent after calls from EU member states and the sector to put an end to the different national tax regimes in Europe…

While Brazil’s health authorities keep postponing a final decision on future regulation of tobacco alternatives, a new proposal to reinforce a nationwide ban on heated tobacco is being considered in the Chamber of Deputies…

Philip Morris International (PMI)’s earnings were up slightly in the first quarter of 2021, boosted by a 38% increase in heated tobacco unit volume in Europe…

The Spanish Ministry of Health is looking at imposing a blanket ban on the use of inhalable tobacco products – including heat-not-burn (HnB) – on outdoor bar and cafe terraces…

The introduction of digital tax stamps for heated tobacco products in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) since January 2021 is already resulting in the authorities taking action against non-compliant products…

A British All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Vaping has urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to look more positively on new alternatives to tobacco to shape future global anti-smoking policies…