Australia announced a sweeping crackdown on vaping Tuesday, accusing tobacco companies of hooking the next "generation of nicotine addicts" by deliberately targeting teenagers. Billed as the country's largest anti-smoking reforms in a decade, Australia will ban...
By Drew Sandelands, Local Democracy Reporter Calls for a ban on disposable vapes have been rejected by East Renfrewshire Council after Conservatives argued they are “preventing deaths”. Nine councils, including Glasgow and Renfrewshire, have agreed to...
Mary Glindon MP, the vice chair of the all-party parliamentary group for vaping, has asked the government to tackle misinformation on vaping to achieve its smokefree ambition. Delivering a keynote address to a virtual conference on...
Chinese e-cigarette firm Upends said it has made a breakthrough in mesh coil technology which brings a significant puff increase under the same standard e-liquid capacity. The innovative FRESOR technology is incorporated in its popular disposable...
Vape tech brand Feelm has participated in a series of giveaway events in London to support the annual VApril initiative. Feelm said its events look to promote vaping as a safer alternative to smoking, encourage smokers...
The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has published a comprehensive “Greenprint for Sustainable Vaping’ following an industry wide consultation. The development of a green action plan was developed with input from leading players in the waste...
Geekbar said it has received allegations of counterfeit vape products from the Aegis series in the Philippine market. The leading disposable vape brand said these counterfeit products pose significant quality and safety risks in terms of...
British American Tobacco has agreed to pay more than $600 million (£480m) to settle charges it sold cigarette materials to North Korea for years in violation of US sanctions, the US Justice Department announced Tuesday. In...
Scandinavian Tobacco Group has on Sunday announced an agreement for the acquisition of ‘substantially all assets’ of the Swedish company XQS International. XQS is active in smoke-free products and its products are primarily sold in Sweden....
Flavoured vapes play a pivotal role in helping adult smokers stop using cigarettes, reducing the negative health effects of inhaling combustible tobacco, Relx International has said. Chris Aikens, Relx International’s external affairs manager for Europe, has...
Leading resource management company Veolia has launched a national vape collection service to help provide safe disposal and recycling routes for the three million vapes currently thrown away each week. With over 143 million vapes thrown...
By Joe Sweeney, Local Democracy Reporter A shop in Wolverhampton is to have its licence reviewed after reports of alcohol and vapes being sold to schoolchildren and underage people. Lloyd Hill Convenience Store in Penn will...
The global number of people who vape has increased by 20 per cent between 2020 and 2021, latest research from the Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction (GSTHR) has shown The peer-reviewed paper published in Drugs,...
Westmorland & Furness Council’s Trading Standards service and Cumbria Police have praised retailers following a covert operation to test the sale of e-cigarettes products to under 18s. Acting on intelligence from concerned parents, schools and members...
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