Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
China’s Vape Prices Increase Amid Tougher Regulations
The Beijing Business Today has revealed that many flavoured vape products have seen prices increase by up to 20-30 yuan ($3.14-$4.72). Market research firm...
US CDC Discusses Major Boom in Nicotine Pouch Sales
Swedish snus had fewer health risks than cigarettes, while NPs contain less toxins than snus.Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA),...
Coalition Letter Asks FDA Commissioner to Reject Imminent Synthetic Nicotine Ban
Commissioner Califf urged to allow small businesses trying to comply with the synthetic nicotine ban to remain on the market for longer than the...
Vape Industry Experts Call For More Collaborations With Scientists
The industry needs to focus specifically on dialogue with individual governments, rather than continuing to unsuccessfully attempt to dialogue with the WHO.“Should we have...
WVA Art Installation Message: “Flavours Matter – Flavours help smokers quit”
The WVA has taken to the streets with a billboard reading “Flavours Matter,” explaining how vape flavours help smokers quit cigarettes.Last February Sweden’s Ministry...
German Vape Group to File Complaint Against Imminent Tax Scheme
A report published earlier this year in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, had discussed the German Federal Ministry of Finance plans to increase the current...
Michele Mital to Become Acting Director of FDA’s Center for Tobacco...
Mitch Zeller, who had been the director of CTP for close to a decade, announced that he would retire in April.The CTP is still...
EU Survey: Most Respondents Support Harmonized Tax Rules
Following calls from EU member states and the vape industry to put an end to the different national tax regimes within Europe, tax officials...
