Electronic Cigarettes News

Chinese customs seize 600 tons of e-cigarette oil on Tue, 08/22/2017 - 20:32 admin GUANGZHOU, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Customs in southern China recently seized 600 tonnes of smuggled electronic cigarette oil, with a total value of 300 million yuan (about 44 million U.S. dollars). Over 320 police raided four groups who were suspected of smuggling the oil from the United States, according to Zhou Bin, head of Gongbei Customs Office, which administers Zhuhai and Zhongshan cities in Guangdong Province. The four companies were based in Shenzhen and Xiamen and supplied the majority of the e-cigarette oil in the Chinese market, according to Zhou. Read More	Top doctor calls for total ban on cigarettes, switch to e-cigarettes on Thu, 10/05/2017 - 21:43 admin A leading Australian health researcher has called for a total ban on cigarettes as a new study finds millions of deaths could be prevented if smokers switched to electronic cigarettes. Menzies School of Health researcher Dr Marita Hefler says the rapid evolution of alternative nicotine products, such as e-cigarettes, meant outlawing combustible tobacco, including cigarettes, was now possible. Read More
Will KT&G’s e-cigarette brand hold its own against market leaders? on Thu, 11/09/2017 - 22:32 admin [THE INVESTOR] KT&G has officially released its first heat-not-burn tobacco product, also called e-cigarette, Lil, after months of planning. The question now is whether Korea’s dominant tobacco maker can lure smokers away from rivals like Philip Morris International and British American Tobacco whose products have gained market share. Assuming that product quality is similar, prices will be a big factor determining KT&G’s success. All e-cigarette makers are agonizing over whether to raise the price of Read More	New Bill in Congress Would Ban Federal Cannabis Enforcement in Legal States on Tue, 01/16/2018 - 22:40 admin US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has had cannabis in his crosshairs since even before he took office, but his first formal shot at legalization—the decision last week to rescind the Cole memo—looks more and more like it could backfire. Read More
The FDA is going after menthol cigarettes—and maybe even fruity e-cig flavors on Wed, 03/21/2018 - 00:10 admin CNBC - The days of menthol cigarettes and strawberry-flavored e-cigs may be numbered. The Food and Drug Administration is taking the first step toward implementing a rule about the role that flavors, including menthol, play in attracting users to certain tobacco products. On one hand, fun e-cig flavors like creme brulee might be enticing teenagers and young adults, but the FDA is trying to balance that with the flavors helping some adults to quit smoking traditional cigarettes. Read More	British American Tobacco : BAT invests in Chinese fund BAT invests in Chinese venture capital fund in quest for new innovative products on Tue, 05/29/2018 - 21:28 admin British American Tobacco PLC's quest to develop innovative tobacco products has led the manufacturing giant to make its first investment in a venture capital fund. The company, which owns Reynolds American Inc., confirmed Tuesday that it is participating in the Chinese investment fund known as China Materialia. BAT did not disclose the amount. The Daily Telegraph of London reported Monday that the BAT investment could be as much as $6.7 million. Read More
The number of high schoolers using e-cigarettes has tripled since 2011 on Fri, 11/14/2014 - 10:30 admin Another year, another uptick in the number of youth puffing on vaporized tobacco. A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that e-cigarettes are becoming increasingly popular among high school students, a trend the agency warns could undermine some of the progress made in reducing tobacco use among adolescents. "We've seen continued declines in tobacco use, but e-cigarette use is rising and that's troubling," said Brian King, senior adviser with the office on smoking and health at the CDC. "Any use is hazardous to the health of youths." Read More	Should a sin tax apply to e-cigarettes? on Thu, 11/27/2014 - 10:30 admin A public health agency dependent on cigarette taxes for its funding may ask state lawmakers to tax electronic cigarettes to help make up for a decline in consumption of traditional tobacco, says an official for its San Diego branch. Read More
NY Times' Matt Richtel greatly exaggerates snus' negligible risks and downplays benefits for smokers who switch on Thu, 12/04/2014 - 10:30 admin After misleading and scaring readers about e-cigs, NY Times' Matt Richtel greatly exaggerates snus' negligible risks and downplays benefits for smokers who switch Read More	Two studies find big jump in teen use of e-cigarettes on Mon, 12/15/2014 - 10:30 admin Two new studies have found that far more kids are using electronic cigarettes than previously reported, raising fears that the products could hook another generation on nicotine even as cigarette use is falling. About 25% of high school students in Connecticut and 29% of teens in Hawaii have used e-cigarettes, according to separate studies. About 18% of the Hawaii teens and 12% of the Connecticut high school students had used e-cigarettes in the past month. Both studies were done in 2013. Read More
Five years later, NC businesses say smoking ban not a problem on Thu, 01/08/2015 - 21:50 admin RALEIGH, N.C. — It’s been five years since North Carolina banned smoking in restaurants and bars, according to the Winston-Salem Journal. Touted as a game changer for a tobacco-producing state, the ban has been embraced to the point it has become a non-issue for most restaurant operators, employees and the public. Read More	Data from largest U.S. tobacco study shows high use of multiple products on Fri, 02/27/2015 - 21:21 admin (Reuters) - Preliminary results from the largest U.S. survey of tobacco consumption show a high number of people use multiple products, adding key data to the debate on the role of e-cigarettes in reducing harm from tobacco. The results of the study, released Thursday, showed 40 percent of tobacco consumers use multiple products, such as cigarillos, hookah and cigars. Half of all combinations involved e-cigarettes. Read More
David Nutt: Unholy smoke? Why does USA fear vaping? on Tue, 05/05/2015 - 22:30 admin As a research psychiatrist who has spent most of my professional life looking for ways to mitigate the harms of addictive drugs, the concept of replacing a very harmful drug such as heroin with a safer one such as buprenorphine (Suboxone/Subutex) makes perfect sense. However when the same logic is applied in the market place, rather than in the consulting room, a different logic seems to apply. Smoked tobacco is the leading cause of premature death in the world today killing around 6 million people per year. Read More	Reynolds American wins US approval to buy Lorillard on Wed, 05/27/2015 - 20:12 admin Reynolds American on Tuesday won U.S. antitrust approval to buy smaller rival Lorillard in a deal that would combine the No. 2 and No. 3 U.S. cigarette companies. The Federal Trade Commission said it would allow the acquisition to go forward on condition that the companies sell four cigarette brands - Winston, Kool, Salem and Maverick. They will be purchased by Imperial Tobacco Group. Read More
Analysts showing optimistic trends for: British American Tobacco on Wed, 12/07/2016 - 02:36 admin In case of Revenue Estimates, 2 analysts have provided their consensus Average Revenue Estimates for British American Tobacco p.l.c. as 18.2 Billion. According to these analysts, the Low Revenue Estimate for British American Tobacco p.l.c. is 18.17 Billion and the High Revenue Estimate is 18.23 Billion. The company had Year Ago Sales of 20.02 Billion. Read More	FDA Approval For iQOS To Be A Game Changer For Altria on Sat, 12/31/2016 - 01:01 admin Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) submitted a Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP) application for its electronically heated tobacco product, iQOS, with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on December 5th. This was consistent with the company’s goal of submitting the application in 2016, and the company anticipates the FDA taking a minimum of 60 days to complete an administrative review of its application. Once iQOS gets a go ahead, Altria (NYSE:MO) will get exclusive rights to sell these products in the US. Read More
Europe E-cigarette and Vaporizer Device & After market - Vape Shop Analysis & Forecast, 2016-2022 - Research and Markets on Wed, 02/08/2017 - 21:45 admin DUBLIN--(Business Wire)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Europe E-cigarette and Vaporizer Device & After market - Vape Shop Analysis and Forecast, 2016-2022" report to their offering. Read More	Riverview man shaken up after battery explodes in pocket on Tue, 03/07/2017 - 23:35 admin A man from Riverview, N.B., is speaking out after his spare e-cigarette battery exploded in his pocket, leaving him shaken and scared. Wayne Walker says the incident left him with scars, which have since faded. But he say the memory remains fresh. Just before Christmas he threw a spare battery in his pocket, along with his car keys and went to work. All was normal until he saw the sparks. Read More
Philip Morris to convert Greek cigarette factory into plant for smoke-free products on Wed, 03/22/2017 - 21:21 admin Philip Morris International Inc. PM, -0.35% said Wednesday it has invested about 300 million euro, or the U.S. dollar equivalent of about $323.7 million, to convert a cigarette factory in Greece to a plant to make tobacco sticks for its smoke-free product IQOS. Philip Morris expects the investment to create 400 new jobs in Papastratos, in addition to the 800 people the factory had already employed. Production is expected to begin in January 2018, and the company expects the plant to have an annual capacity of 20 billion tobacco sticks. Read More	Hong Kong government’s stance on tobacco health warnings goes against WHO guidelines on Tue, 04/11/2017 - 20:25 admin The Hong Kong government has proposed to amend health warnings on tobacco packets to comply with World Health Organisation standards and international practices. A better-known proposal among the public is to increase the size of warnings to 85 per cent of the surface of tobacco packets. But what is intriguing is the government’s insistence on retaining the display of the tar and nicotine yields, despite international guidelines and expert advice. Read More
BAT's Glo Roll-Out in Japan Sets Up Three-Way War for Smokers on Wed, 05/31/2017 - 02:24 admin British American Tobacco is expanding sales of its heated tobacco device next month to Tokyo, just as former cigarette monopoly Japan Tobacco Inc. introduces its Ploom product there in a fight to gain market share from Philip Morris International Inc. Read More	Heated-tobacco tax threat on Wed, 06/28/2017 - 23:21 admin A new bill seeking to impose on heated-tobacco products the same level of taxes as are already imposed on combustible cigarettes has been introduced to Korea’s National Assembly, according to a story in The Korea Herald. The Herald indicated that the bill had been introduced because ‘all harmful tobacco products must be regulated the same way’. Read More
BAT acquires RAI on Thu, 07/27/2017 - 01:14 admin British American Tobacco plc said yesterday it had completed the acquisition of the 57.8 percent of Reynolds American Inc. it did not already own. According to a press note posted on BAT’s website, the acquisition creates a stronger, global supplier of tobacco and next generation products ‘committed to delivering sustained long-term profit growth and returns’. Read More	Why lowering nicotine in cigarettes could change the course of health on Wed, 08/23/2017 - 22:30 admin THE CONVERSATION) The new commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently made a surprising and bold announcement that could potentially save more lives than if we ended the opioid epidemic today. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, a physician and cancer survivor, said that federal regulators will start a conversation about dramatically reducing the amount of nicotine in cigarettes, low enough to make them nonaddictive, while taking a go-slow approach to adopting new regulations on electronic cigarettes and other devices that are Read More
Ron Tully accused of stealing more than $800,000 from Richmond-based tobacco trade association on Fri, 10/06/2017 - 00:25 admin Federal authorities are accusing the co-founder of a tobacco trade association of stealing more than $833,000 from it over a five-year period. Ronald Tully, 57, of Gilbert, Ariz., was charged with mail fraud in U.S. District Court in Richmond on Monday. Tully’s lawyer, Thomas T. Cullen, of Roanoke, said Tuesday that neither he nor his client could comment at this time. Read More	The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Vaping By Vapebuzz on Wed, 11/15/2017 - 01:33 admin Have you decided to quit cigarettes? Are you interested in what all the fuss is about? Read More
No Adverse Health Impacts from Long Term Vaping – Study on Thu, 01/18/2018 - 05:35 admin Wednesday 17 January 2018 24-month clinical trial shows no negative health impact on smokers who used vaping products, and no increase in body weight Read More	Fewer smokers in Hong Kong but among those who light up, more are turning to e-cigarettes, survey reveals on Thu, 03/22/2018 - 23:43 admin Latest government figures show smokers above the age of 15 using e-cigarettes and heat-not-burn tobacco products rose almost six-fold in two years Even as the population of regular smokers in Hong Kong has declined over the years to about 10 per cent, the use of electronic smoking devices among them is on an alarming upwards trend, according to latest government figures. Those above the age of 15 using e-cigarettes and heat-not-burn tobacco products rose almost sixfold in two years, from Read More
Worldwide E-cigarette Market Overview Along with Competitive Landscape, Company Profiles, with Product Details and Competitors 2025 on Wed, 05/30/2018 - 23:37 admin E-cigarette Market report analyses the entire production and supply chain of the Market and provides information as per different phases. Whereas, on the basis of sales, data related to sales volume, sales price, cost, sales income, and profit margin etc. of E-cigarette Market used in different fields, sold in different regions and by different companies is provided in this report. Read More	Survey of teen “tobacco” use yields good news, obscured by alarmist headlines about e-cigs on Fri, 11/14/2014 - 10:30 admin The CDC’s latest survey of tobacco use among young people in America was released yesterday. For those of us interested in the betterment of our nation’s public health, the strikingly good news was evident. Given that cigarette smoking is our nation’s #1 public health emergency (not Ebola) and that 90 percent of smokers begin as teens, the news may be the best possible trend imaginable: teen smoking rates continued their dramatic declines of the past three years! The recent youth smoking rates are these: 2000: ~25 percent 2011: 18.1 percent 2012: 14 percent 2013: 12.7 percent Read More
High levels of toxin found in some e-cigarettes on Thu, 11/27/2014 - 10:30 admin High levels of cancer-causing toxins have been found in some brands of E-cigarettes. Health experts in Japan discovered high levels of chemicals including formaldehyde and acetaldehyde in the vapour produced by several types of e-cigarette liquid. The latest findings will come as a blow to those in favour of the electronic devices, heralded as safer than regular cigarettes. Read More	Brad Rodu: How dangerous is snus? Don't ask the New York Times on Thu, 12/04/2014 - 10:34 admin Despite a wealth of available information, the Times unfortunately failed to nail the answers, even after acknowledging that “Many studies have been done on the question (sic),..." but fretting that "...but as in many fields that involve complex questions and human subjects, the research is imperfect.” Read More
First 'e-cigarette child death': New York baby dies after drinking liquid nicotine on Tue, 12/16/2014 - 10:30 admin A one-year-old baby has died in New York state after drinking from what is thought to have been an e-cigarette refill bottle, prompting calls to change how the liquid nicotine products are presented. The death was described by local police as a “tragic accident”, and is thought to be the first to involve a child and e-cigarettes. An ambulance was called to a home in Fort Plain, New York, to reports of an “unresponsive” child last Tuesday, ABC News reported. He was rushed to hospital, but pronounced dead a short while later. Read More	Poorly-done e-cig vapor study gets big headlines but means nothing on Fri, 01/23/2015 - 22:56 admin A new research letter in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals how shoddy this once-respected medical journal has let its peer-review standards become. The authors, from Portland State University in Oregon, titled their work “Hidden formaldehyde in e-cigarette aerosols” in an apparent (and successful) attempt to get more media and advocacy attention than their inaccurate study would have normally garnered. Read More
Dutch to introduce 18+ age limit for electronic cigarettes on Tue, 03/24/2015 - 20:37 admin Junior health minister Martin van Rijn is slapping a minimum age of 18 on electronic cigarettes in an effort to stop youngsters smoking, he told parliament on Monday. The new rules will apply to e-cigarettes with and without nicotine and will bring the smoking aid age limit in line with tobacco and alcohol. Read More	31 former public health groups funded by Big Pharma urge quick approval of proposed regulations on Tue, 05/05/2015 - 22:32 admin 31 former public health groups funded by Big Pharma and/or DHHS urge Obama to “quickly” approve FDA’s proposed cigarette industry protecting e-cig sales ban, falsely claim “Further delay will only serve the interests of the tobacco companies,” falsely accuse tobacco companies of marketing to youth (in violation of the 1998 MSA), deceitfully conflate negligible e-cig risks with addictive and lethal cigarettes, falsely claim “There are no restrictions in place to protect public health against the risks these products pose, particularly to the health of our children,” fail to express ANY conce
Victorian doctor calls for end to contradictory laws over 'life-saving' e-cigarettes on Tue, 08/25/2015 - 21:44 admin A Victorian doctor has sparked controversy, calling for electronic cigarettes to be recognised as an effective tool to quit smoking. Ballarat GP Attila Danko said he was hooked on traditional cigarettes for 30 years, until he took up e-cigarettes. "I tried all the usual things, all the patches, all the gums, but I was always tempted back to smoking until I found e-cigarettes," he said. Read More	JTI extends e-cigarette range with Logic LQD launch on Thu, 12/08/2016 - 20:50 admin JTI has expanded its range of electronic cigarettes with the introduction of Logic LQD – a new open tank device and range of e-liquids. The company said the new device includes an “advanced refilling system that guarantees easy and precise e-liquid delivery”, alongside dual coil and variable voltage control offering “an enhanced and customisable vaping experience for users”. Read More
Marijuana Sales Totaled $6.7 Billion In 2016 on Wed, 01/04/2017 - 23:08 admin North American marijuana sales grew by an unprecedented 30% in 2016 to $6.7 billion as the legal market expands in the U.S. and Canada, according to a new report by Arcview Market Research. North American sales are projected to top $20.2 billion by 2021 assuming a compound annual growth rate of 25%. The report includes Canada for the first time as it moves towards implementing legal adult use marijuana. Read More	Study finds high levels of toxic metals in e-cigarette liquids on Wed, 02/08/2017 - 21:48 admin A study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found high levels of toxic metals in the liquid that creates the aerosol that e-cigarette users inhale when they vape. Read More
Survey sheds light on shocking truth about student smokers on Tue, 03/07/2017 - 23:40 admin PETALING JAYA: A 10-year-old in uniform takes a drag on his cigarette and the nicotine hits. For every five boys, there is one just like him, reveals the country’s first-of-its-kind study by the Health Ministry. The habit is easy to feed, especially when cigarettes are blatantly being sold to students with little or no enforcement against the irresponsible sellers. More than half of the students who participated in the recent survey got their smokes easily from supermarkets, grocery stores and roadside stalls. Read More	Health leaders call for immediate action to curb smoking in the U.S. on Thu, 03/23/2017 - 01:31 admin Every year cigarette smoking contributes to about 1 in 5 deaths in the United States. A group of prominent health leaders called for the immediate implementation of national action to reduce the number of smokers in the country by 15 million in a report published last week. Read More
Is vaping harmful, does it damage your lungs, are e-cigarettes safer than normal tobacco and what are the new laws? on Tue, 04/11/2017 - 20:26 admin MANY smokers are ditching traditional cigarettes in favour of trendy e-cigarettes. The vaping devices are designed to help smokers quit their habit, and are marketed as a healthier alternative. But, e-cigarettes are still very much in their infancy, and much more research is needed to explore the true effect they have on a vaper’s health. While some studies have shown they are – in many ways – better for smokers than cigarettes, other studies have raised concerns they are encouraging a new generation of smokers. Read More	E-cigarettes 97% safer than smoking according to new study on Wed, 05/31/2017 - 02:25 admin A new study has shown that E-cigarettes are up to 97% safer than conventional smoking. In a study funded by Cancer Research UK and performed by the department of epidemiology and public health at UCL, it was found that long term vapers have significantly lower toxic and carcinogenic substances in their body when compared to smokers. A total of 181 participants were monitored over time, testing urine and saliva for harmful chemicals. Read More
Man dead after vaping fentanyl on Thu, 07/06/2017 - 00:27 admin A man smokes an electronic cigarette vaporizer, also known as an e-cigarette, in Toronto, August 7, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch MAPLE RIDGE TOWNSHIP (WKZO-AM/FM) -- Authorities say an Alpena man died over the weekend after vaping liquid fentanyl. He and his wife reportedly ordered the drug online. Michigan State Police say the 39-year-old passed out after taking several drags at a home in Maple Ridge Township. Fentanyl can be up to 100 times as powerful as morphine. Read More	Protecting American Families: Comprehensive Approach to Nicotine and Tobacco on Fri, 07/28/2017 - 21:32 admin Remarks by Scott Gottlieb, M.D. Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration July 28, 2017 White Oak, MD (Remarks as prepared for delivery) Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States. But much has changed in the landscape of tobacco product regulation and FDA’s ability to address this public health crisis. Read More
E-cigarette use by teenagers doesn’t lead to smoking, experts state on Tue, 08/29/2017 - 23:48 admin There is no evidence that experimentation with e-cigarettes leads to teenagers taking up smoking tobacco, experts have said. Rising popularity of the devices has led to heated debate in health circles, with some claiming that vaping is a one-way street to taking up smoking. But new analysis has concluded that most e-cigarette experimentation among young people does not lead to regular use. Read More	How A 12-Year-Old Girl Could Help End Pot Prohibition on Thu, 10/12/2017 - 00:27 admin Is it true that a 12-year-old girl could help end pot prohibition? According to the latest reports, the answer is yes. The girl in question is Alexis Bortell, and up until recently, she had been suffering daily seizures. But now, because of her life-saving medication, she finds herself trapped in Colorado. Meet Alexis Bortell Read More
Health Experts Are Encouraging Smokers To Switch To E-Cigarettes on Wed, 11/15/2017 - 01:34 admin Health professionals are advising people in Australia to give up tobacco cigarettes and switch to e-cigarettes instead. They say it would potentially save more lives in the country. Health Experts' Advice Health experts have gathered in Melbourne, Australia to discuss how e-cigarettes can help tobacco smokers give up their habits. Read More	European Commission opts not to tax vapor products at this time on Thu, 01/18/2018 - 21:04 admin The European Commission has decided not to tax electronic cigarettes or novel tobacco products such as “heat not burn” products. In a report to the European Union’s Council of Finance Ministers (ECOFIN) dated 12 January 2018 the Commission concluded that due to a lack of sufficient data on the market for these products it would not propose a harmonized approach to taxation at the present time. Read More
FDA may consider over-the-counter regulation for e-cigarettes on Thu, 03/29/2018 - 20:47 admin E-cigarettes could one day be regulated as an over-the-counter drug. Read More	E-Cigarettes Are Less Dangerous Than Cigarettes but Not Entirely Safe on Thu, 05/31/2018 - 23:56 admin Studying the safety of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) on teenagers is extremely important. Rubinstein et al¹ describes the presence of certain metabolites in the urine of adolescents who smoke e-cigarettes. They also tell us many of them are carcinogenic. They conclude by advising the public to warn teenagers about “the potential risk from toxic exposure to carcinogenic compounds.” However, they fail to … Read More

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