A Mansfield shop has been closed down for three months after vaping products were repeatedly sold to children. A temporary closure notice was issued against Mansfield Express, in West Gate, after it failed an earlier test...
Cross-party think tank Demos has published a set of policy recommendations around e-cigarette regulation to help England get back on track to reach its 2030 smokefree target. The proposals, set out in a new white paper...
Alliance Pharma has announced the appointment of Jeyan Heper as its new chief operating officer. Heper, 49, most recently worked as head of global transformation at British American Tobacco, leading the development and execution of the...
The sale of cigarettes could be phased out if Labour wins the next general election, shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said, adding that the party would consult on bringing in New Zealand-style gradual ban on tobacco....
The International Network of Nicotine Consumer Organisations (INNCO) has accused the mainstream media of bias, calling out the refusal to cover a major endorsement of nicotine vaping from top public health experts. Recently, 15 past-presidents of...
The UK government’ ambitious target of achieving smoke-free status for England by 2030 will be missed by nine years, a new study has found. The analysis by Cancer Research UK found that the target will now...
Vape brands who fail to act responsibly and produce and market child-friendly products are in danger of killing the industry, the UKVIA Director General John Dunne has warned. Speaking at the Annual Work Conference of the...
JTI has announced the appointment of Victoria Lopez Aguas as the new reduced-risk products (RRP) director of its UK division. Aguas has ten years’ experience working at JTI and replaces Gemma Bateson, who has recently moved...
UK retailers expect affordability to be the deciding factor for adult smokers choosing a smoke-free alternative in 2023, a new survey has revealed. When asked what customers will look for when choosing a smoke-free alternative, retailers...
The number of potentially unsafe disposable vapes seized at the Channel ports has risen "dramatically", stated a recent report, adding that demand for disposable vapes has risen dramatically over the last nine months while sweet flavours...
Shops in Scotland could be banned from displaying vapes to protect young people from a “ticking time bomb”, stated recent reports as Scottish Greens MSP Gillian Mackay voiced his opinion to treat e-cigarettes in the same way as cigarettes and...
Heated tobacco products are better for smokers who are struggling to quit unaided, says an industry figure from Philip Morris International (PMI), reiterating that PMI is not encouraging anyone to pick up any new vices. Speaking...
A joint operation in Darlington has seen illegal vapes and tobacco seized from several shops in the town. Darlington trading standards team joined forces with police officers from Durham Constabulary in several days of action targeting...
The New Nicotine Alliance (NNA) has welcomed the recent ONS smoking prevalence figures, terming its as a “ringing endorsement of vaping as a successful nicotine alternative” for people wishing to quit smoking. According to the ‘Adult...
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