Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
The VPA urges South African Vapers to make their voices heard
“We agree the law (Tobacco Products Control Amendment Act) should be amended, because there is evidence that it harms. It is not covered under...
Japan may be increasing taxes on HnB products
Last October, Korea’s National Assembly’s finance committee had discussed the possible implementation of a tax on Heat-not-Burn (HnB) products, that would match the one...
Indonesia implements harsh restrictions on e-liquid imports
“Yes, we’ll catch them (if they’re still importing), so that electric smokers will be changed into regular smokers,” said Minister of Trade Enggartiasto Lukita,...
India’s Health ministry plans to issue advisory warning against vaping
The advisory is expected to place e-cigarettes under the same umbrella as products such as flavoured hookah, despite being significantly safer than the latter....
Over 12% of Allegheny County’s female pregnant population smokes
On the third Thursday of every November, the US celebrates the Great American Smokeout. An event that aims to educate the public about the...
UK MPs urge government to combat misinformation on vaping research
A cross-party group of MPs and members of the House of Lords have released the report, ‘State of the Vaping Nation’ at a reception...
The influence of tobacco brands on the E-Cig market
80% of e-cigarette brands remain independently owned.Go Smoke Free, an online e-cigarette retailer has investigated the ownership of 73 leading vaping companies to determine...
Dr. Farsalinos on AHA study linking HnB use to Heart Disease
Research conducted by the AHA exposed mice to aerosol emitted by Heat-not-Burn (HnB) device iQOS, and claimed that this aerosol had the same negative...
