Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Economist Report Indicates Proposed Vape Tax Will Hurt Smokers and Economy
The analysis called the “The Negative Economic Impacts of the New Nicotine Tax Imposed Only on Vapor Products In the Reconciliation Bill,” was recently...
Study Examines The Genetic Factors Associated With Nicotine Dependence
Polygenetic scores for the different traits and disorders, such as a risk for depression and neuroticism, raised the risk for that dependence.Given that some...
US: First County in Oregon Bans The Sales of Flavoured Vaping...
Violators are subject to a Class A civil infraction which could equate to a fine of up to $2,000 for individuals or $4,000 for...
Experts Warn Asian Leaders Against WHO’s Misguided Vaping Guidance
The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) latest Tobacco Product Regulation (TobReg) Report has failed to consider all the scientific evidence in favour of tobacco harm...
UK: The NHS Will be Prescribing Vapes as Smoking Cessation Tools
A recent paper has clearly indicated that countries following the WHO’s smoking cessation guidance keep struggling with higher smoking rates.Published in October by The...
BAT Raises Its Annual Revenue Growth Forecast
BAT aims to achieve annual revenues of £5bn from three new products – Vuse vapes, Velo oral nicotine pouches and Glo heated tobacco.As BAT’s...
Uncovered FDA Memos Reveal Murky Strategy to Reject PMTAs
Despite shifting the PMTA deadline back and forth numerous times, leaving the smaller vape companies unprepared, over 500 businesses (most of which are small)...
EU TPD Ignores Sweden’s Successful Strategy Which Led to a Smokefree...
Instead of acknowledging the benefits of safer alternatives, the TPD report refers to the products as a nuisance to regulate, as the market for...
