Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
Vaping industry is given a three-month reprieve by the FDA
The dreaded June 30 deadline has now been moved back by three months, “and hopefully more is to come,” said Gregory Conley, president of...
The Cole-Bishop Amendment killed in Congress
The Cole-Bishop Act was introduced to the House of Representatives as H.R.1136, The FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017. It was first introduced...
More data confirms that vaping is a safer alternative to smoking
The study, Comparative tumor promotion assessment of e-cigarette and cigarettes using the in vitro Bhas 42 cell transformation assay, was conducted by BioReliance, funded...
Smokefree Pennsylvania urging PA Senate to decrease e-cig tax
Pennsylvania's Senate may be voting on SB 508, a bill that was proposed by Senator Camera Bartolotta, and would change the state’s extreme 40%...
Rep. Hunter proposes a bill that exempts e-cigs from FDA’s deeming rule
Finally some much awaited positive news for vapers in the US. This new bill goes a step further than the renowned Cole-Bishop proposal, which is...
Indiana replaces flawed vaping regulations
Last January, the rules that Indiana State had imposed on out-of-state companies were declared in violation of the US Constitution's commerce clause, by the...
Rep. Hunter urges Navy to reconsider e-cigarette ban
Exactly a week ago, the US Navy announced that it was banning the use of vaporizers and other similar electronic devices on their aircrafts,...
NZ Health Ministry to release consultation on e-cigarettes
Last month, Associate Health Minister Nicky Wagner announced that e-cigarettes would be legalized, saying that in doing so New Zealand is adopting a low...
