Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Finland to Set in Place Tighter Tobacco Regulations
Finland was expected to be the first EU member state to become smoke-free, but Sweden got there first by endorsing the use of snus....
WVA Urges Policymakers to Differentiate Between Vaping and Smoking
Towards the end of 2020, the European Commission had launched a consultation with regards their plans to tax vaping products in the same way...
China’s Plans to Tighten E-Cigarette Regulations
In a draft amendment to China's Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Tobacco Patent Sales Law, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology...
VPASA About South Africa’s Proposed Tobacco Bill
The Bill is expected to propose stricter vaping regulations, and restrictions on the use, marketing, and sales of certain tobacco products in South Africa.The...
New Study Fails to Ask Crucial Questions When Analysing Effects of...
The study titled, “Assessment of Nicotine and Cannabis Vaping and Respiratory Symptoms in Young Adults,” surveyed 2,000 young adults who had recently graduated from...
New Zealand: Smokefree 2025 Plan Considers Nicotine And Age Restrictions
“Back in 2011 when Smokefree 2025 was launched, it was viewed as doable albeit requiring serious and deliberate government programmes and intervention. However, nine...
US Study: Casual Smokers May be Equally Addicted to Nicotine
85% of the daily cigarette smokers and 35% of those who smoked casually were addicted to nicotine.In a not so distant past, only smokers...
NZ: Government’s Proposed Action Plan For Smokefree 2025 Excludes Vaping
“Back in 2011 when Smokefree 2025 was launched, it was viewed as doable albeit requiring serious and deliberate government programmes and intervention. However, nine...
