Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Expert Likens E-Cig Controls to “Restricting Clean Needles”
“If there really are many people addicted to low-risk nicotine, removal of the low-risk products they prefer virtually guarantees many will move to cigarettes,”...
Florida Bans Indoor Vaping
Amendment 9 will change Section 7 of Article II of the State Constitution to prohibit the drilling for exploration and extraction of oil and...
A Letter Cautioning the FDA Against Recent Over Reactions to Teen...
In recent months, the FDA has launched several efforts in an attempt to fight teen vaping. Last September, the agency released a campaign which...
Fontem Ventures to Restrict Online Sales of Blu
In response to a warning by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb to prove that teen vaping can be prevented, Fontem Ventures, a unit of tobacco...
FDA Announces Ban on Flavored E-Liquids at Convenience Stores
In recent months, the FDA has launched several efforts in an attempt to fight teen vaping. Last September, the agency released a campaign which...
FDA Releases Results from 2018 National Youth Tobacco Survey
Last September, the FDA launched a campaign against teen vaping. The message put across is one saying that while e-cigarettes deliver addictive nicotine, the...
Juul: Restrictions on Flavoured Products do not Apply to Canada
Last Tuesday, Juul Labs Inc. announced its plans to stop selling most of its flavored nicotine liquids at bricks-and-mortar stores. The e-cig manufacturer said...
FDA Commissioner Calls Menthol Tobacco a ‘Significant Problem’
“Menthol is a significant problem,” said Gottlieb said at an event last Tuesday. “I don’t think the tobacco industry should be marketing products, if...
