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A Shenzhen subsidiary of Smoore, the world`s biggest contract maker of vaping devices, has obtained a special tobacco production licence from Chinese authorities, gaining a foothold in the mainland market. Vaporesso, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Smoore, has obtained a production licence from China`s State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (STMA), the country`s top regulator of tobacco products, which gives its products lawful status in the country, Hong Kong-listed Smoore said in a statement on Wednesday. The licence will be valid through July 2023. Smoore is among the first batch of companies to comply with China`s tightened rules for the e-cigarette industry, which was not regulated as a traditional tobacco product until recently. In March, STMA published final guidelines for the industry, which require that manufactures comply with certain technical standards, including permitted ingredients and additives. Licensed manufacturers must also trade with downstream wholesalers on a transaction platform overseen by STMA, according to the rules. Less than 50 e-cigarette related companies, including retailers and manufacturers, have met the new restrictions and received licences from the authority so far, STMA`s website shows.
GP: Why are we waging a war on e-cigarettes when they help smokers quit? 2022-07-22
THE JOINT COMMITTEE on Health published its report this week on pre-legislative scrutiny of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019. A number of recommendations were made including a ban on all flavours added to electronic cigarettes (other than tobacco flavour). The rationale given was that flavours attract young people and that removing their availability would be less appealing to adolescents and this would curtail their use. The report also states that "tobacco costs the Irish exchequer €10.6 billion every year and that 6,000 deaths a year are caused as a result of smoking". Nobody can argue with those eye-watering statistics and every effort should be made to reduce smoking harm to all of our citizens. Further, one of the aims of this bill is "to ensure a smoke-free future for younger people growing up today and to assist smokers who wish to quit a life-long addiction". The aim is a tobacco-free Ireland by 2037. We have been steadily making progress in reducing the overall number of people who smoke. In 2015 23% of the population smoked. In 2022 that figure is less than 20%. Progress made
Juul Quarterly Revenue Falls 23% Amid US Crackdown on E-Cigarettes 2022-07-21
lost money in the first quarter after revenues dropped 23% from the prior year, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The company has been trying to regain public trust amid government crackdowns on teenage vaping and e-cigarettes. The e-cigarette maker booked $259 million of revenue for the quarter ended March 31, said the people, who saw the beleaguered company`s results as it seeks rescue financing. It had a loss of $28 million in the period, compared with earnings of $29 million for the same period a year earlier, based on unadjusted results before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Juul has faced increasing pressure on its sales as regulators and prosecutors have tried to clamp down on teenage vaping. In June, the FDA banned the Juul products on US shelves, citing a lack of evidence demonstrating the overall safety of the company`s products, and noting Juul`s [disproportionate role in the rise in youth vaping." Then the company won an emergency court order temporarily blocking the decision, and the agency separately stayed its order, allowing the company to keep selling products for now. Juul is also facing a flurry of consumer lawsuits that could result in millions of dollars in damages. The company is now trying to raise funding to give i
FDA weighs oversight changes after formula, e-cigarette troubles 2022-07-21
WASHINGTON - The head of the Food and Drug Administration has asked for a review of the agency`s food and tobacco programs following months of criticism over their handling of the baby formula shortage and e-cigarette reviews. Tuesday`s announcement comes as FDA Commissioner Robert Califf attempts to push past several controversies that have dominated his second stint running the agency, including the delayed response to contamination problems at the country`s largest infant formula plant. "Fundamental questions about the structure, function, funding and leadership need to be addressed" in the agency`s food program, Califf said in a statement. The agency`s tobacco center, which regulates traditional cigarettes and vaping products, is facing challenges navigating policy and enforcement issues from "an increasing number of novel products that could potentially have significant consequences for public health," he said. Califf said the Reagan-Udall Foundation - a non-governmental research group created by Congress to support FDA`s work - would convene experts to deliver evaluations within 60 business days of both the food and tobacco operations. The experts are expected to consult with FDA staff along with outside groups to gather a broad range of opinions. Califf and his team have already begun meeting with outside stakeholders, the FDA noted.
Flavored e-cigarette companies lose challenge to FDA marketing denials 2022-07-20
A federal appeals court has concluded that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration did not act unreasonably in barring two makers of flavored liquid for e-cigarettes from marketing their products as the regulator combated a spike in youth vaping. A 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Monday on a 2-1 vote ruled that the FDA did not act arbitrarily or capriciously when it rejected premarket tobacco product applications by Triton Distribution and Vapetasia LLC. The companies had applied to market products with flavors like sour grape, pink lemonade, crème brulee and milk and cookies and names such as "Jimmy The Juice Man Strawberry Astronaut" and "Suicide Bunny Bunny Season." The FDA in 2016 deemed e-cigarettes to be tobacco products like traditional cigarettes subject to agency review under the Tobacco Control Act, a law U.S. Circuit Judge Catharina Haynes said Congress passed to protect public health. "In serving that purpose, we cannot say that FDA acted arbitrarily and capriciously by disagreeing with Petitioners as to the significance of the evidence they presented" about their products' benefits, Haynes wrote.
E-cigarette maker NJOY hires bankers for possible sale 2022-07-20
E-cigarette maker NJOY Holdings Inc has hired bankers for a possible sale of the company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The report added the privately held NJOY is likely to be valued at up to $5 billion, according to the sources who cautioned the process was still at an early stage and there was no guarantee a deal would materialize. If NJOY does not receive a high enough valuation, the company could raise money and stay private, potentially paving the way for a future initial public offering, the Wall Street Journal said. The e-cigarette maker is simultaneously exploring a new fundraising round and aims to raise between $300 million and $500 million, the report added. NJOY and Mudrick Capital Management, a majority owner of the company, did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Late June, Bernstein analyst Callum Elliott wrote in a note that Altria could try to buy privately owned NJOY, which has already succeeded with its PMTA (Premarket Tobacco Product Application)
E-cigarette maker Juul to explore options including financing 2022-07-19
Juul Labs Inc said on Friday it is in the early stages of exploring several options including financing alternatives, as the company deals with lawsuits and a probable ban on sales of its e-cigarettes by U.S. health regulators. Bloomberg News earlier reported, citing sources, that Juul's bankers at Centerview Partners are sounding out investors for a possible $400 million first-lien term loan due August 2023. The proceeds would help refinance an existing term loan, which has around $394 million outstanding and matures on the same date, the report added. A spokesperson for Juul told Reuters that the company is looking at options to protect its business and to address the "impact of the FDA's now stayed order so we can continue offering our products to adult consumers who have or are looking to transition away from traditional cigarettes." Centerview Partners declined to comment when contacted by Reuters. Bloom
F.D.A. Orders Juul to Stop Selling E-Cigarettes 2022-07-19
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered Juul to stop selling e-cigarettes on the U.S. market, a profoundly damaging blow to a once-popular company whose brand was blamed for the teenage vaping crisis. The order affects all of Juul`s products on the U.S. market, the overwhelming source of the company`s sales. Juul`s sleek vaping cartridges and sweet-flavored pods helped usher in an era of alternative nicotine products that were exceptionally attractive to young people. The company`s initial dominance invited intense scrutiny from antismoking groups and regulators who feared the products would do more harm to young people than good to cigarette smokers trying to quit. Although teenage vaping rates have declined during the coronavirus pandemic, public health experts and lawmakers continue to express concerns about the additive nicotine in some e-cigarettes that remain on the market, including brands like Puff Bar, whose fruity flavors appeal to young people. The F.D.A.`s decision did not deal with Juul`s relationship to youth vaping. Instead it was based on what the agency said was insufficient and conflicting data from the company about potentially harmful chemicals that could leach out of Juul`s e-liquid pods. There was not an imminent health threat to consumers, the F.D.A. said, but it did not have enough evidence to assess the potential risks.
Public perceptions of e-cigarettes vs. cigarettes harms influence population tobacco use patterns 2022-06-11
A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows perceptions of electronic or e-cigarettes as being "more harmful" than cigarettes by adults in the United States more than doubled between 2019-2020 and perceptions of e-cigarettes as "less harmful" declined between 2018-2020. The study also found that increase in cigarette smoking prevalence (2019-2020) was restricted to those who perceived e-cigarettes as "more harmful" than cigarettes, while increases in prevalence of e-cigarette use was restricted to those who perceived e-cigarettes as "less harmful" than cigarettes. Prevalence of dual use of both products increased only among those who perceived these products as equally or "as harmful". The results coincide with the EVALI or e-cigarette or vaping use-associated lung injury epidemic and the COVID-19 pandemic. The data was published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine (AJPM). While all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, pose a risk to the health of the user, major health events, such as the EVALI epidemic in late-2019 and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, paved the way to new smoking/e-cigarette health risks. During this time, the quality and type of information individuals were exposed to may have shaped how they compare the potential harms of tobacco products, which in turn, may have altered tobacco use behaviors. How individuals perceive harm of e-cigarettes vs. cigarettes can predict their individual decision to use tobacco products, but according to the study authors, this is the first study to provide evidence this relationship translates to population-based prevalence changes. In this study, researchers analyzed data from the National Cancer Institute sponsored Health Information National Trends Survey collected from more than ten-thousand U.S. adults from 2018 – 2020. The result
Popular disposable vapes falling short on compliance, analysis finds 2022-06-02
Several of the most popular disposable vape devices on the UK market are falling short on compliance, a retailer`s ranking shared exclusively with The Grocer can reveal. The anonymous retailer analysed 13 of the most searched for disposable vapes on Google in the UK, scoring each against 19 items of compliance and best practice. The investigation – which was completed in February – found just two of the disposable vapes scrutinised were "fully compliant with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and committed to consumer safety" according to the retailer. Some were found not to have an `advisory statement` on the product or packaging – such as `Keep out of reach of children` – a TRPR requirement for all products containing nicotine. Several of the points of compliance tested were not mandatory for vape products sold in the UK, but are highly recommended by compliance experts. Among them the Unique Formula Identifier (UFI) – required for disposables sold in the EU – which are used by poison centres in the event of an emergency call. Less than half of the disposable devices ranked by the retailer were found to display a UFI code. One vape was found not to be shown on the MHRA`s portal at the time of the analysis – a requirement for all vapes sold in the UK. It has since been added to the portal. Two disposable devices – Hyppe Maxx and Yolo Bar – met every point of compliance and best practice measured. Paul Wilkinson, director of Hyppe UK, said compliance was a "top priority" of the company despite being "at times the unseen part of our work". "When it comes to ensuring the packaging and products are compliant, some brands do no
Mexico bans sales of 'harmful' e-cigarettes 2022-06-01
Mexico on Tuesday banned sales of electronic cigarettes and other vaping devices because of concerns about their health effects, the government announced. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said it was a "lie" to claim that e-cigarettes are a safe alternative to inhaling tobacco smoke. "The vapors are also harmful for health," added Lopez Obrador, who signed a decree introducing the ban on World No Tobacco Day. He showed a pink vaping device to illustrate how the products are intended to appeal to young people. "Look at the color, the design," Lopez Obrador said. Mexico City authorities meanwhile announced that smoking of any kind would be prohibited in the capital's main square, the Zocalo, and surrounding areas in the busy historic district. City Hall said the move was aimed at raising awareness of the health risks. Smoking has been banned in closed spaces, government offices, shops, bars and restaurants for more than a decade, with exceptions for certain entertainment venues. Mexico prohibited the import and export of vaping devices and cartridges in October, but the companies have continued to sell their inventory, Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said. The new ban covers "the circulation and marketing of these new products," he added. E-cigarettes heat up a cartridge of liquid typically containing nicotine and other chemicals into an aerosol. The user inhales the resulting vapor, mimicking traditional cigarettes. Proponents of vaping say it is safer than traditional tobacco. The World Health Organization co
Domestic E-cigarette industry, entrepreneurs object to cigarette-like regulation for vape 2022-05-27
KUALA LUMPUR: Several associations representing some 3,000 domestic vape entrepreneurs, manufacturers, importers, and retailers have voiced their concern over the Ministry of Health's (MoH) move to equate vape with cigarettes following a recent announcement that vape will be regulated similarly to cigarettes. The joint statement from the Malaysia Retail Electronic Cigarette Association (MRECA), Malaysian Vape Industry Advocacy (MVIA), and Dewan Perniagaan Vape Malaysia (DPVM) come in the wake of health minister Khairy Jamaluddin's 'Generation Endgame' proposal to ban the sale of cigarettes and vape products to those born after 2005. MRECA president Datuk Adzwan Ab Manas said the proposal is of great concern to local vape industry players who have been left in the lurch all this while. "The industry has repeatedly asked the government to introduce regulations since 2015 but this has yet to happen. "In Budget 2022, the government announced high excise duties for vape products that will make them way more expansive than cigarettes. "The latest proposal to regulate vape like cigarettes is unreasonable. There is a lot of evidence showing vaping is less harmful than cigarettes so the rules for vape and cigarettes cannot be the same," Adzwan said in a statement today. MVIA president Rizani Zakaria said it must be stated that vape are not cigarettes and as such, the rules governing cigarettes cannot be the applied to vape. "Local industry players have presented this evidence to the government. But MoH is insistent and refuses to look at the science and facts in drawing up the rules for vape. "MoH should treat vape products as an alternative for smokers and not impose drastic regulations for vape or regulate t
New Vape Tax Shatters Projections for Tax Revenue 2022-05-27
Buried in the small print of the quarterly revenue forecast state economists released last week is an eye-popping number: revenues from a new tax on e-cigarettes and vaping products that deliver nicotine. "Inhalant delivery [vaping] revenues, a new tax in 2021, continue to come in significantly above initial expectations," the economists wrote. "Over the first year of the tax, actual collections have been three times as large as expected." Vaping is still pretty new in Oregon. It`s so new that prior to 2020, the state didn`t collect any taxes on it. That changed with Measure 108 in 2020. That measure, referred by the Oregon Legislature, included a suite of new policies aimed at reducing the harmful effects of tobacco use-most notably a $2 tax increase on every pack of smokes. The measure, which passed 66% to 34%, also included a tax of 65% of the wholesale price of vaping products. In October 2020, right before the general election, the Legislative Revenue Office prepared an estimate of how much the new vape tax would raise. Its guess then? About $10 million a year. But in 2021, the first full year of collections, the state took in about $30 million. It`s not unusual for projected revenues from a new tax to be significantly low, especially if they deal with new products such as vapes or newly legal products such as recreational cannabis, which also significantly overperformed in the early years. Lillie Manvel, executive director of Upstream Public Health, a nonprofit that advocated for Measure 108, says the new tax is a good thing because higher prices reduce consumption and revenues go in part to anti-smoking and -vaping education. "Upstream is very much interested in
E-Cigarette use costs US $15 billion per year, reports UCSF in first study of its kind 2022-05-24
Use of electronic cigarettes costs the United States $15 billion annually in health care expenditures - more than $2,000 per person a year - according to a study by researchers at the UC San Francisco School of Nursing. The study, published on May 23, 2022 in Tobacco Control, is the first to look at the health care costs of e-cigarette use among adults 18 and older. "Our finding indicates that health care expenditures for a person who uses e-cigarettes are $2,024 more per year than for a person who doesn`t use any tobacco products,"said lead author Yingning Wang, PhD, of the UCSF Institute for Health & Aging. The researchers based their estimates of health care costs and utilization on data from the 2015-2018 National Health Interview Survey. Health care utilization included nights in the hospital, emergency room visits, doctor visits and home visits. "Health care costs attributable to e-cigarette use are already greater than our estimates of health care costs attributable to cigar and smokeless tobacco use," said Wang. "This is a concerning finding, given that e-cigarettes are a relatively new product whose impact is likely to increase over time." Principal investigator Wendy Max, PhD, director of the Institute for Health & Aging, noted that from 2013 to 2018, e-cigarette use among high school students soared from 4.5% to 20.8%. "We weren`t able to look at e-cigarette use among youth under 18 in this study,"Max said. "However, if more young people continue to take up vaping and keep on using this product when they become adults, the negative impacts on health care costs are likely to increase over time." The authors called for continuing efforts to control tobacco use among youth in order to reduce illness and health care co
Big Rise in Marijuana Vaping Among U.S. Teens 2022-05-21
FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A growing number of U.S. teenagers are vaping marijuana -- a habit that in some ways may be more risky than old-fashioned pot smoking, a new study finds. Researchers found that between 2017 and 2019, the percentage of teens who reported any marijuana use in the past month ticked upward slightly -- from 13.9% to 15.4%. What really changed, the study found, was how kids were using the drug. There was a sharp increase in vaping, while traditional marijuana smoking declined. The percentage of kids who said they vaped marijuana "frequently" -- at least once a week -- more than doubled, from 2.1% to 5.4%. Occasional use (one to six times a month) rose to a similar degree. At the same time, the proportion of kids who smoke marijuana declined. In essence, vaping seemed to be replacing smoking, according to lead researcher Katherine Keyes, a professor at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in New York City. She said she could only speculate about the reasons. But the rising popularity of vaping nicotine, along with legalization and changing social norms around marijuana, are likely factors, Keyes said. Those points were echoed by Linda Richter, vice president of prevention research and analysis for the nonprofit Partnership to End Addiction. She said past research offers some "compelling explanations" for the trends seen in this study. "First, the wave of nicotine vaping that spread throughout middle and high schools over the past several years increased the likelihood that kids who vape nicotine will transition to vaping marijuana," said Richter, who was not involved in the study. Vaping, she added, has become "normalize
Federal government's changing vape strategy shifts focus away from cigarettes, advocates fear 2022-05-21
OTTAWA - In the eight years or so since he opened his first vape shop in Ottawa, Ron Couchman said a great sense of community has been lost. A former cigarette smoker himself, Couchman said he remembers when his store operated almost as a support group for people trying to find a healthier alternative to cigarette addiction. "We could teach other people how to vape when people were struggling to get off cigarettes, we'd play board games and have movie nights," Couchman said. As provincial and federal legislation started to clamp down on those activities, he said the camaraderie has faded. Couchman is a passionate advocate for the potential of vaping to help people leave more harmful tobacco habits behind. At one point the federal government appeared to be onside with that, he said, but that seems to be changing. "The last few bouts of legislation (have) really swung the other way to the point that it's serving as a disincentive to quit smoking," he said. The government is in the midst of its first review of the 2018 legislation that legalized vaping, and appears to be veering away from the narrow path between treating vapes as a harm reduction tool, or a danger in and of themselves. The harms of vaping relative to smoking tobacco cigarettes are still something of a mystery, but the government`s website suggests it`s safer than inhaling cigarette smoke.
HSE issues alert for certain Aroma King e-cigarettes advising public not to use them 2022-05-19
The public is being asked by the HSE to stop using certain e-cigarettes from the Aroma King range of disposable electronic cigarettes which are non-compliant with EU tobacco legislation. They are also asking retailers to stop selling these products. The HSE`s National Tobacco Control Office have submitted RAPEX alert notifications to Safety Gate (the EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products) after discovering that the products contain more than the permitted amount of nicotine (20mg/ml or 2pc). Some 46 Aroma King disposable e-cigarettes in the ranges and flavours were sampled and analysed by the HSE and found to have a nicotine concentration higher than the permitted amount of nicotine. The permitted level is 20mg/ml, however the analysed products had levels up to 50.4mg/ml. The declared nicotine concentration on the packaging indicates a nicotine concentration of 20mg/ml or 2pc nicotine. The HSE has contacted all major Irish distributors of e-cigarettes and refill containers that they are aware of and are in the process of contacting known retailers of these products. Dr Maurice Mulcahy, regional chief environmental health officer with the HSE, said: "As a precautionary measure our message for the public is to check your e-cigarette product against the list of products involved in this alert." "If you have one of these products we want you to stop using it and return it to the shop where you bought it." "If you have already used it and feel unwell then you should contact your GP as the first point of contact." "We are asking retailers to stop s
Tobacco tax may be associated with higher e-cigarette use among young people 2022-05-18
Globally, most adolescents who experiment with vaping don't develop an addiction, but the way tobacco products were taxed may be linked with higher e-cigarette use among young people, according to new University of Queensland research. Lead author Dr Gary Chan from UQ's National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research said the UQ study analyzed data from nearly 152,000 teens in 47 countries who participated in a World Health Organization (WHO) Tobacco Survey between 2015 and 2018. Dr Chan said there are two likely reasons why there are low levels of frequent vaping among young people. "E-cigarettes are often sold in colorful packages with highly palatable flavors that appeal to adolescents, and this could lead to experimentation but not continued use." "While some e-cigarettes contain high levels of nicotine, adolescents can also vape non-nicotine or low nicotine e-cigarettes which are less addictive." E-cigarettes heat flavorings, chemicals, and nicotine (extracted from tobacco), to create an aerosol that is inhaled. In Australia, it is illegal to use, sell or buy nicotine for use in e-cigarettes without a prescription. The study examined if there was a link between the number of adolescents using e-cigarettes and WHO's tobacco use monitoring and prevention policies (monitoring, smoke-free policies, cessation programs, warning about the dangers of tobacco, advertising bans and taxation). "We found that higher tobacco taxes were associated with higher levels of youth vaping," Dr Chan s
NSW`s $55,000 vaping fine to curb `life threatening` trend 2022-05-17
More than $1 million worth of illegal e-cigarettes and liquids containing nicotine have been seized in NSW this year. NSW Health has seized more than $3 million of the banned products since July 2020. Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant said retailers were being put on notice, if they were selling the contraband. "We are cracking down on the illegal sale of nicotine e-cigarettes and liquids and taking a zero-tolerance approach to those who sell them," she said. "NSW Health regularly conducts raids on retailers across the state to protect young people from these harmful devices. You will be caught, illegal items will be seized, and you could face prosecution, resulting in being fined or even jailed." "The harmful impacts of vaping on young people cannot be underestimated. People think they are simply flavoured water but in reality, in many cases, they are ingesting poisonous chemicals that can cause life-threatening injuries." Since October 2021, products containing nicotine are only available for people over the age of 18 when prescribed by a medical practitioner for smoking cessation purposes, from an Australian pharmacy or via importation into Australia with a valid prescription. For all other retailers in NSW, the sale of e-cigarettes or e-liquids containing nicotine is illegal. The curb on illegal nicotine sales extends to online shops with the maximum penalty of $1650 per offence, six months in prison or both. Selling to minors also comes with hefty fines
E-cigarettes are just as safe as nicotine patches for pregnant women and may help more women stop smoking, new research from Queen Mary University of London suggests. The study, published in Nature Medicine, is the first to examine the safety and efficacy of e-cigarettes among pregnant smokers. While many women stop smoking when they become pregnant, some find it difficult to stop, particularly those from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds. Two stop-smoking medications have been tested with pregnant smokers so far - nicotine replacement treatments such as nicotine chewing gum or patches, and bupropion – an antidepressant. Nicotine replacement was shown to have only limited effects, while bupropion had none. The new study shows that, as with smokers who are not pregnant, e-cigarettes may be more effective than nicotine patches and do not pose any greater risks to mothers or babies during pregnancy. The study involved 1,140 pregnant smokers who were randomly divided into two groups. One was given e-cigarettes, while the other was given nicotine patches. Quit rates in the two study arms were similar, but some successful quitters in the patch group stopped smoking using e-cigarettes rather than patches. When this was controlled for, the e-cigarette group had better proven quit rates at end of pregnancy than the patch group (6.8% vs 4.4%, p<0.02). These quit rates are low because they required that women post their saliva samples to confirm no smoking, and very few did that. Looking at self-reported abstinence at end of pregnancy, 19.8% vs 9.7% (p<0.001) were abstinent in the two groups. 34% of the women in the e-cigarette group and 6% in the patch group were using their products at the end of pregnancy. Birth outcomes and adverse effects in women were similar in the two groups, apart from low birth-weight (babies born weighing under 2.5kg),
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