News-n-Views 7th/13th September

We gather weekly the most important Vaping news.

INTERNATIONAL REGULATION

MOROCCO SETS NEW TAR, NICOTINE, CARBON MONOXIDE LEVELS IN CIGARETTES

Morocco is aligning its tobacco regulation to international industry standards.

TWO MORE CALIFORNIA CITIES PREPARING TO BAN FLAVORED TOBACCO AND VAPE PRODUCTS

After San Francisco approved a similar ban, teen smoking rates increased.

OPINIONS

EXPERT REACTION TO UNPUBLISHED CONFERENCE PRESENTATION ON NICOTINE E-CIGARETTES AND CLOTTING

An unpublished presentation*, to be given at the European Respiratory Congress (ERS) International Congress, looks at the impact of nicotine e-cigarettes on the body compared to non-nicotine e-cigarettes. 

F.D.A. DELAYS DECISION ON JUUL’s E-CIGARETTES BUT ORDERS OTHERS OFF THE MARKET

The agency had faced a Sept. 9 deadline to decide whether the products could stay on the market but said it needed more time to review evidence.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

EXPERTS CALL FOR CHANGES TO REGULATION OF E-CIGARETTES AND HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCTS

Current regulation of electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products should change with different arrangements put in place for the two groups of products, suggests research published in BMJ Open.

PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACT OF A US BAN ON MENTHOL IN CIGARETTES AND CIGARS: A SIMULATION STUDY

Implementation of the ban will require evidence that it would improve public health. This paper simulates the potential public health impact.

STORY OF THE WEEK

CIGARETTE SALES COULD END IN MANY COUNTRIES ‘WITHIN 10-15 YEARS’ SAYS TOBACCO GIANT PHILIP MORRIS

In this century, especially in these COVID times, businesses of all types and sizes have started to look beyond the strict confines of their product, author say.