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 inspections at two retail...
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 on 29 April. The online session will take place...
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-risk alternatives....
By: Huw Oxburgh, Local Democracy Reporter Councillors have revoked the premises licence of an Eastbourne convenience store, following a prosecution linked to the sale of ‘illegal vapes’. On 11 May, an Eastbourne Borough Council licensing panel considered...
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...
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, who has...
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 sachets placed...
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 supplier to...
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...
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 fast-growing oral nicotine category....
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...
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...
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...
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 from Los...
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