Alistair Servet
Self-taught and curious by nature, I developed my journalistic skills in the field by joining the Vaping Post in 2017. As a former smoker who converted to vaping, I immediately felt the need to understand in detail all aspects of this smoking risk reduction method that has enabled me to successfully quit smoking where previous methods had failed.
Youth Vaping Has Minimal Impact on Lifetime Mortality, Study Finds
A study based on assumptions
While scientists continue to investigate the long-term health effects of e-cigarettes, a team of researchers set out to simulate “plausible...
Pennsylvania’s Vape Directory Law Survives Federal Court Challenge
Key takeaways
On October 14, 2026, a federal judge in Pennsylvania ruled that Act 57, the state's vape directory law, is not preempted by federal...
Iowa Postpones Its Vape Product Directory With No New Date
Key takeaways
Iowa's Department of Revenue did not publish its vapor products directory on October 15, 2026, as planned, and dropped the November 16 enforcement...
TPD: How a Nicotine Market Freeze Would Benefit Cigarettes
Eight EU Member States, including France, want to ban all new nicotine products from the market. A freeze that would mainly shield cigarettes from competition.
FDA Names Four New Voting Members to Its Tobacco Advisory Committee
In a notice posted on its Center for Tobacco Products newsroom on October 14, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration named Holger Behrsing, Ph.D.,...
Europe: Why Are New Vaping Products Becoming Scarce?
Fewer new products despite rising exports
Some French vaping industry professionals have noticed a trend: new e-cigarette models are becoming increasingly scarce as 2026 draws...
TPD: Results of the Public Consultation on the Directive’s Revision
Key points
The European Commission has published a summary of the 41,693 submissions to its public consultation on the revision of the Tobacco Products...
Vape makers line up to defend FDA’s enforcement guidance
The lawsuit brought by public health groups against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over its May 2026 enforcement guidance is turning into...
