Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Minnesota: Moorhead Vape Business Preparing for Losses After Flavour Ban
The city-wide ban on flavoured vaping products, says the local business, may force it to close its Moorhead headquarters. "Our business model is not...
New Low-Nicotine VLN Cigarettes Launched in Chicago
Experts are questioning how VLN cigarettes managed to meet the FDA’s tough MRTP standards, since lowering nicotine does not reduce risk.Earlier this year, the...
One More Study Indicates That Vaping is Decreasing Teen Smoking
The CDC’s any tobacco product use measurement, a binary measurement which asks if someone has used any tobacco product in the past 30 days,...
The CEI Joins Movement Against the Synthetic Nicotine Ban
Earlier this month, new FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf M.D., received a letter in opposition to a new regulation signed into law by Congress...
Student Vapers Have a Higher Risk of Developing Eating Disorders, Says Study
25.0% were at an elevated risk for an eating disorder.Titled, “Associations between vaping and eating disorder diagnosis and risk among college students,” the current...
China’s Market Regulator Has Just Released New Vape Standards
In a public document, the regulator listed the required standards for design, chemical compounds, and the mechanics for e-cigarettes that domestic manufacturers must meet...
Ethiopian Study Looks Into Tobacco Use Behaviour Among Local Adolescents
The compiled data also indicated that chewing tobacco, having smoking parents and friends who smoke, cigarette were associated with an increased likelihood of current...
Why The Ban on Synthetic Nicotine is Counterproductive to Public Health
The current Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) defines a “tobacco product” as “any product made or derived from tobacco that is intended...
