Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
San Diego’s Flavoured Tobacco Ban is Signed Into Law
The SAAFE Act was introduced by Councilmember Marni von Wilpert, and bans flavoured vaping and tobacco products with the exception of premium flavoured cigars,...
PMI Plans to Reach Its Target For Smoke-Free Products Sales by 2025
Last May, Jacek Olczak was elected president of Philip Morris International (PMI), taking over from André Calantzopoulos, who was elected back in 2013. In...
The WHO Awards Mexico’s President For Banning Vapes
Presenting the award World No Tobacco Day which fell on May 31st, the official reason given for the award was the approval of a...
Brexit and The UK’s Opportunity to Reform Its Tobacco Regulations
Brexit has provided the country with the opportunity to reshape its tobacco harm reduction policy to be more comprehensive, proactive and progressive.The UK has...
UK Report: Smoking Age Should Be Raised Yearly Until Cigarettes Are Banned
Titled ‘The Khan review: Making smoking obsolete’ was an independent review of the UK government’s 2030 smoke-free policies, the report encourages the use of...
UK E-Cig Summit Highlights US’s Ineffective Tobacco Control Strategies
“The E-Cigarette Summit UK comes at an historical time for global tobacco policy, where restrictive bans and higher taxation on e-cigarettes has become the...
Mexico Sets Ban on Vaping Products
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that the claim that the products are a safer alternative to cigarettes is a "lie." "The vapors are...
Philippines Health Secretary Thinks Duterte Will Not Sign Vape Bill
SB 2239 aims to regulate the importation, manufacture, sale, packaging, distribution, use and consumption of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs) using internationally-accepted standards...
