Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
NZ Study Finds No Teen Vaping Epidemic in New Zealand
Assessing an ASH Year 10 survey of 27,083 students aged 14 and 15, University of Auckland researchers found that only 0.8% of the participants...
NNA Response to Misguided Claims About E-Cigs by Paediatricians
The letter linked nicotine-e-cigs to the “vaping-related chest disease and deaths in America,” but the latest CDC report has confirmed that the condition was...
SF’s Vapers and E-Cig Businesses Worry About E-Cig Sales Ban
In 2019 approx. 80% of SF’s voters cast ballots against Proposition C, a measure which would have repealed the ban, with only just over...
UK Government Cancels Stop Smoking Campaign Due to Budget Cuts
While UK smoking rates are also declining thanks to the introduction of plain packaging, tax increases, and increasing vaping rates, the British Lung Foundation...
Kentucky Passes Tobacco 21 Bill
SB 56 would help the state comply with the new federal law :Tobacco-Free Youth Act, that raises the national minimum age to buy tobacco...
The Vaper Expo UK 2020
Normally held twice yearly, the event is considered to be the must-attend expo for e-cig manufacturers, suppliers and distributors. “We are proud to introduce...
EU-Wide Ban on Menthol Cigarettes Goes Into Effect on May 20
The European Union Revised Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) has banned the manufacture and sale of menthol cigarettes. Despite Brexit, this ban applies also to...
China’s Vaping Industry Struggles as Local Regulations Tighten
The estimates were revealed by the Electronic Cigarette Industry Committee, and the association’s secretary Ao Weinuo, said that the combination of the media scrutiny...
