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...
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...
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...
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...
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill has received Royal Assent, ushering in sweeping new measures aimed at delivering a “smoke-free generation” – but leading voices across the vaping sector have stressed the need for proportionate regulation to...
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill received Royal Assent on Wednesday, as sweeping generational tobacco sales restrictions and tighter vape controls became law. The law raises the legal age for buying tobacco by one year, every year, starting with people...
In a major endorsement of vaping as a tobacco harm reduction tool, three former World Health Organisation (WHO) directors have called for a major reset in global tobacco control policy, arguing that wider access to smoke-free...
Safety tech company Privately SA has announced the launch of AgeAI+, a new retail age assurance solution designed to help retailers manage increasingly complex age-control requirements without compromising privacy or customer convenience. AgeAI+ automates age assurance directly at...
ZYN nicotine pouches will gain prominent exposure in global motorsport after Philip Morris International (PMI) confirmed an expanded partnership with Ducati Corse, placing the brand on MotoGP liveries at selected races from the 2026 season. The...
Both chambers of Britain's parliament have approved a bill that would ban children aged 17 and under from buying cigarettes during their lifetime. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill aims to stop anyone born after January 1,...
Supreme plc reported resilient growth in its vaping division despite last year’s regulatory shake-up, with category sales rising more than 10 per cent in FY26 even after the UK’s disposable vape ban came into force on...
By: J Gerrard, Local Democracy Reporter Plans to fine shopkeepers up to £200 if they are caught selling illegal vapes have been approved by the City of York Council . The plans, which could also see shops...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has renewed modified risk tobacco product (MRTP) orders for IQOS devices and associated tobacco sticks, allowing continued communication of reduced-exposure claims to adult smokers in the US market. The...
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has committed to banning the display of vaping products in retail outlets as part of its manifesto for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, signalling the prospect of tighter controls for the...
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