Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
The FDA’s Bias Against The Vape Industry Emerges During The PMTA...
The FDA has previously approved new tobacco products from three companies, for which it was happy to accept more general evidence than it currently...
TobaccoIntelligence Podcast Discusses The Nicotine Pouches And Snus Market
Snus is a moist powder tobacco product that is placed under the upper lip for extended periods. It is mostly popular in Sweden, Denmark...
Asia Pacific Experts Urge Hong Kong to Regulate Not Ban Vaping
In a letter to Hong Kong Chief Executive, Hon Carrie Lam, the Expert Advisory Group of the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction...
Smoke-Free Products Now Make Up 28% of PMI Revenue
The global market share for Heets – excluding the US – was up by 1.7 points to 7.6% in Q1.In April, PMI told investors...
U.S. FDA Blames Youth Vaping “Epidemic” on Juul
The 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey had clearly indicated that e-cigarette use amongst teens has dropped by a third.At a recent hearing of the...
Hong Kong is Getting Closer to Banning Vaping and Heated Tobacco...
Back in August, the Council on Smoking and Health said government statistics have shown that teenagers in Hong Kong use the products more often...
EU Tax Officials Agree on Need to Harmonise Tobacco Taxes Across...
Currently, the tax situation in the EU remains fragmented, as different member states have imposed various tax rates on different products. And while vaping...
Philip Morris Banned From Selling IQOS in the U.S.
In May 2020, British American Tobacco (BAT) sued PMI in the United States and Germany, alleging that the tobacco heating technology used in PMI’s...
