Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
FDA allows use of unapproved e-cigs for scientific research
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s announcement included that these unapproved devices can only be used for research as long as they meet compliance...
Study finds that most e-cig users vape in smoke-free zones
Although cigarette smoking in public indoor spaces is prohibited all around the U.S. as it is in all other developed countries, rules about vaping...
FDA’s deadline for receipt of first documentation
Companies who fall under this time bracket are expected to first fill out and send an online Tobacco Health Document “including all documents developed...
INNCO supports the UKCTAS’s commentary on the WHO e-cig policy report
The report mentioned above will serve as a framework for the discussions that are to take place at the long awaited FCTC happening between...
Prop 56 tax promoters in CA blame e-cigs for tobacco epidemic
The implementation of Proposition 56 would increase the state’s tobacco tax from 87 cents to $2.87. The fact that California is the third largest...
How smoking drains your pockets in more ways than you think
Many smokers in the UK are observing Stoptober, and others have perhaps considered it. Stoptober, is a campaign organized by National Health Service (NHS),...
BAT offers to buy RJ Reynolds’ remaining stake
The merger comprises BAT's offer $20 billion in cash and about $47 billion in shares of the BAT company to Reynolds American for the he acquisition of...
Hong Kong lawmakers urged to not ban e-cigs
Director in regulatory and medical affairs of Nicoventures in the Asia-Pacific region, Dr. Stephen Jenkins, is currently in Hong kong communicating with local politicians,...
