Hampshire County Council has seized illegal vapes, cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco with a total estimated value of almost £9,000. Trading Standards officers, working alongside Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, carried out inspecti...

Chartered Trading Standards Institute is set to host a free webinar for businesses on the implications of the new Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026, which became law o...

Consumer and harm reduction groups have hit back at the World Health Organization’s latest report on nicotine pouches, accusing the global health body of spreading “dangerous misinformation” that could discourage smokers from switching to lower-ri...

By: Huw Oxburgh, Local Democracy Reporter

Public health experts have pushed back against elements of the World Health Organisation’s latest report on nicotine pouches, arguing that while tighter regulation is needed to protect young people, the products may still have a role in tobacco ha...

VB Distribution has on Thursday announced the appointment of Natalia Gosciniak as chief executive officer as part of a wider governance and corporate development programme aimed at supporting the company’s long-term growth ambitions. Gosciniak,...

The World Health Organisation issued a strong warning Friday over the rapid global expansion of nicotine pouch products, decrying the tobacco industry's “aggressive” marketing tactics to hook young people. Nicotine pouches, which are small sach...

Chill Brands Group on Wednesday revealed that more than 2,000 retailer accounts have now been onboarded onto its newly launched Chill Connect wholesale platform, as the business accelerates its shift towards becoming a distribution-focused supplie...

IQOS and ZYN maker Philip Morris Limited (PML) has appointed Claire Jolly as senior director of corporate affairs for the UK and Ireland as the company prepares for major regulatory changes across both markets. The role will cover government an...

Ispire Technology has announced a joint venture with Chinese pharmaceutical manufacturer Shandong Jincheng Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. to manufacture and commercialise nicotine pouch products, marking the vaping technology company’s entry into ...

The latest draft compromise text on the EU’s revised Tobacco Excise Directive (TED) has drawn criticism from the World Vapers’ Alliance (WVA), which claims political bargaining rather than science is shaping proposed tax rates on nicotine products...

Scandinavian Tobacco Group UK has introduced a new mint range into its XQS nicotine pouch portfolio. The four new SKUs include The Spearmint, The Peppermint and The Menthol (in two different strengths), and are available to retailers now, with ...

The convenience sector continues to see falling tobacco and vaping sales despite the shift away from disposable products, according to new data from Talysis Ltd, which warned that retailers are facing mounting pressure from declining footfall and ...

Imperial Brands has urged retailers not to panic following the Tobacco and Vapes Bill receiving Royal Assent, stressing that most measures under the new Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 will be introduced gradually and subject to further consultation. ...

The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday (5 May) allowed the marketing of fruit-flavoured e-cigarettes in a first authorisation of non-tobacco-flavored vaping products, amid mounting political pressure on the agency. The authorised pods f...

Belgium has approved plans to ban all flavoured vaping products except tobacco and unflavoured variants, in a move that is already drawing sharp criticism from harm reduction advocates and the wider vaping sector. The Belgian federal government...

Rising use of vapes and nicotine pouches among teenagers is disrupting classrooms, straining staff resources and raising concerns about youth addiction, according to new research led by University of Stirling and the Scottish Centre for Social Res...

New evidence from VPZ and Haypp Group has raised fresh public health concerns, with both pricing pressures and widespread public misperceptions threatening to push former smokers back to combustible tobacco. A survey of 2,640 UK adults by VPZ h...

Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag has been fined a quarter of his match fee for vaping in the dressing room during a game, the Indian Premier League said Thursday. Images of Parag, 24, using an e‑cigarette during Tuesday's match against Punj...

The Independent British Vape Trade Association (IBVTA) has welcomed a new report published today, entitled Hidden in Plain Sight, which lays bare the growing role of serious organised crime on UK high streets and sets out a ten-point plan...