Set to be confirmed within weeks as Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi has not expressed support for reversing a planned heated tobacco tax rise but may push back against stricter anti-smoking regulations…
A leaked document, a working draft of the EU’s stance at COP11, has provided insight into the EU’s common position on novel tobacco and nicotine products…
Canada’s tobacco and vaping industries are calling for stronger enforcement, including reports on how the country’s laws on sales of cigarettes, nicotine pouches and vaping products are being disobeyed…
The European Parliament’s Committee on Public Health is set to adopt reports on the EU Cardiovascular Health Plan and Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. We summarise the key points…
A National Cancer Institute directorship prioritising cure over prevention could mean that funding for research on the impact of quitting smoking on cancer rates is likely to be limited and the first to be dropped…
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued calls for companies to voluntarily use child-resistant packaging for nicotine pouches, and for retailers to voluntarily stop selling vaping products that do not have FDA approval…
The European Commission will publish an evaluation of the legislative framework for tobacco control, including an assessment of the Tobacco Products Directive 2 (TPD2), in early 2026. We summarise the key points…
Upcoming international developments such as the EU TTD and COP11 may not directly affect the UK in the short term, but they could reshape the country’s strategy on tobacco harm reduction…
Ireland will not regulate nicotine pouches at this time, despite the products already being widespread in the market and currently being sold without restrictions since they are not specifically regulated…
The Canadian government is setting the stage for a crackdown on illegal tobacco and vaping products, putting enforcement at the centre of the next round of changes to the federal Tobacco and Vaping Products Act…
Altria has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with the South Korean tobacco manufacturer KT&G focused on long-term growth opportunities, primarily in oral nicotine products…
Nicotine pouches will be able to move more quickly through the US marketing authorisation process, following the launch of a pilot programme that acknowledges their place on the continuum of risk…
While the US Food and Drug Administration is embracing transparency by releasing full rejection letters for pharmaceuticals, it does not plan do the same for tobacco product denials…
Some EU member states view nicotine pouches as an emerging threat to public health, especially for young people. Consequently, they are bringing these products under new or more stringent tobacco regulations…
The newest edition of TobaccoIntelligence’s enforcement tracker uses data to identify trends in enforcement action, looking at how priorities in product, location and type of offence are changing over time…
Growth in nicotine pouch sales globally has occurred alongside concerted marketing efforts that position the products as safer than combustible tobacco products, according to a study…
The EU’s Tobacco Products Directive might be adopted by early next year, as the European Commission (EC)’s updated public consultation website indicates a proposal is planned for adoption in the first quarter of 2026…
From 5th March 2026, the “production, manufacture, transport, import, export, possession, offer, transfer, acquisition and use of products for oral use containing nicotine” will be banned in France…
This year began with a major policy shift for Pakistan’s tobacco sector, when the Federal Cabinet decided to dissolve the national Pakistan Tobacco Board (PTB) and transfer its functions to the provinces…
The sale of illicit nicotine pouches is flourishing in Canada a year after the government imposed retail restrictions, according to covenience stores and the maker of Zonnic – the only authorised product on the market…
The European Commission (EC)’s plan to overhaul EU tobacco taxation has triggered a backlash from public health groups, industry and member states alike…
The appeals court held that the president lacked the constitutional authority to impose sweeping tariffs without congressional authorisation, but the tariffs remain until 14th October, allowing for a possible appeal to the Supreme Court…
The announcement of a confidence vote scheduled for 8th September poses an existential threat to the French government, potentially impacting Paris’s support for the revision of the Tobacco Excise Directive (TED)…
Most European Union member states have yet to respond officially to the proposed Tobacco Excise Directive, but some have already warned the measures could undermine national sovereignty and damage local industries…
The newest edition of TobaccoIntelligence’s enforcement tracker uses data to identify trends in enforcement action, looking at how priorities in product, location and type of offence are changing over time…
As the EU considers expanding the scope of the Tobacco Excise Directive to cover heated tobacco, nicotine pouches and e-cigarettes, a Nordic group urges a risk-based approach to taxation to encourage smokers to quit…
Taiwan’s health officials have lifted a ban on heated tobacco products (HTPs), conditionally approving 14 products from two companies, but said stricter regulations on the marketing of these HTPs will be implemented…
Enforcement against illicit alternative nicotine products on the US market has come to the fore since the Food and Drug Administration’s budget for the first time includes a minimum floor for it…
The modern oral segment took centre stage in Big Tobacco’s second-quarter earnings, driving growth for several companies despite broader declines in traditional categories…
Haypp Group, an e-commerce player specialising in nicotine pouches and snus, closed the first half of the year with growing performance driven by the nicotine pouch segment…
The European Commission is on track to review the Tobacco Products Directive and the Tobacco Advertising Directive after several delays, TobaccoIntelligence understands from sources close to the Commission…
Harm reduction as a concept is squarely in the sights of the World Health Organization’s (WHO)’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) at its upcoming 11th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11)…
While the EU’s proposed revision of the Tobacco Excise Directive (TED) aims to harmonise taxation across EU member states, its projected impacts vary widely among product categories…
Japan Tobacco International reported a solid performance in the first half of 2025, boosted by the ongoing growth of its heated tobacco segment as well as the contribution of Vector Group, acquired last year…
British American Tobacco reported a slight decrease in its revenue for the first half of 2025, offset by strong growth in the modern oral segment. Velo Plus contributed to growth momentum, particularly in the US…
Altria reported a mixed first half of 2025, with overall declines tempered by the strong performance of its oral tobacco products segment – a substantial driver of growth in the second quarter…
Talk of the US Office on Smoking and Health’s demise may have been premature, as its employee dismissals have been held up by lawsuits. But what would a post-OSH world look like?…
Egypt has intensified its tobacco taxation policy with yet another cigarette price hike, sparking concerns among some officials that the tax amendment fails to address e-cigarettes or heated tobacco products…
Philip Morris International reported a positive performance in the second quarter of the year, driven by a reacceleration of its heated tobacco device, Iqos, and the US offtake growth of its nicotine pouch brand, Zyn…
As tensions over US tariffs simmer, a new fiscal battle has erupted in Europe, where the European Commission’s proposal to expand tobacco taxes has provoked sharp resistance from key European Union member states…
Since the 1st July ban on disposable vapes in the UK, retail enforcement there say nicotine pouch sales are replacing them, and concerns have cropped up again for youth uptake in the UK and Ireland…
Unlike filter cigarettes, which basically remained unchanged since they first entered the market in 1934, reduced-risk products have become a realm of innovation since their inception…
The European Commission has officially adopted a proposal for a recast of the Tobacco Excise Directive, expanding the scope of the directive to include heated tobacco products (HTPs), nicotine pouches and e-cigarettes…
The European Commission’s proposal to tap into national tobacco taxes to fund its expanded budget could spark a contentious debate among member states, which may view it as an overreach into their financial sovereignty…
The effectiveness of the arsenal of nicotine replacement therapy products available to help smokers quit remains disappointing, but new inhaler technology could deliver better results…
TobaccoIntelligence is introducing a new enforcement tracker that will collate online accounts of regulator action on illicit e-cigarettes and other alternative nicotine products…
China’s exclusion from the new measures, slated to take effect from 1st August, should not be interpreted as a détente, but rather as a tactical choice…
Could age-verification and age-gating technologies help get the balance right between flavoured alternative nicotine products as smoking-cessation aids for adults and keeping them away from under-age users?…
Nicotine pouches are now regulated in Poland for the first time, under new legislation that took effect on 5th July and introduces age restrictions and product limitations on nicotine-free e-cigarettes and pouches…
The US Supreme Court has again turned to the issue of proper venue for lawsuits, which has been brought to a head by companies challenging US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decisions on product authorisations…
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