A few years ago, vaping was very nearly banned in Europe.The European Commission and the majority of the Member States planned to medicinalise electronic cigarettes. As it can take 10-20 years to get a medical licence for a product, that would have essentially outlawed vaping.At the time, vapers across the UK and Europe mobilised, with thousands writing letters to their.....
Also see: 2021 Vape Predictions : Expert Roundup.What a year it’s been for the vaping industry. In the first half of the year it seemed nothing could stop vaping, with smokers switching from tobacco to electronic cigarettes in droves.Then an outbreak of serious respiratory illness broke out in the USA. While the illness was caused by the use.....
In interviews I’m often asked why, if vaping is 95% safer than smoking, there are so many negative stories around vaping.My answer is that vaping is a disruptive industry which threatens more than US$700 billion in tobacco revenues and US$250 billion in tax revenues. It’s inevitable there’s going to be opposition to vaping.But I’m always uneasy this may.....
Want to find out what's going to happen next year? See: 2021 Vape Predictions : Expert Roundup.For the last seven years, we’ve been publishing expert predictions on the future of vaping.The aim is to get a range of perspectives that stretches across geography and interest groups. This year we’ve stretched further around the globe featuring experts from the UK,.....
While the UK was close to banning vaping in 2010, since then it’s slowly come to have one of the most vape friendly attitudes in the world - at least, as far it can under EU tobacco laws.Now the United Kingdom has taken another step forward by, finally, allowing health claims to be made.The announcement has come from the
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Want to find out what's going to happen next year? See: 2021 Vape Predictions: Expert Roundup.For the sixth year running, you’ll find our annual vape predictions.Our aim here is to get a range of perspectives from across different sectors and different parts of the world.We’ve sought out scientists and experts to give us the viewpoint from academia, while public.....
TPD Compliance! TPD Regulations! TPD Sale!For those of us who battled the EU over vaping laws (a battle which ended in a messy compromise), the term TPD has become part of our vocabulary.And now the term TPD now seems to be used on every vaping website and forum!But if you’re new to vaping, you might well find it confusing.So.....
Update: Since this post we've had the opportunity to put our point of view to BBC News. Read/view the story here!Enjoy sweet e-liquid flavours?If you're in Wales, you could be soon left with a sour taste.Public Health Wales recently announced that while e-cigarettes were safer than tobacco cigarettes, confectionary flavours should be banned.We’ve seen many comments from.....
Want to find out what's going to happen next year? See: 2021 Vape Predictions: Expert Roundup.For the fifth year running, some of the biggest voices in the e-cig industry have gone out on a limb to predict the future of e-cigs next year.This year we’re delighted to bring you thoughts from scientists, public health, a documentary maker, vape activists,.....
Brexit has arrived. And vapers may have had something to do with it.After all, there are 2,500,000 vapers. And when we surveyed more than 1000 of them, 89% of them said their vote would be influenced by the regulations the EU had introduced on electronic cigarettes, while 77% were concerned about EU plans to introduce taxes on e-cigs.In total, vapers.....
Thank you to Ian Gregory of Abzed and The 100k Campaign for this guest post.In the House of Lords Lord Callanan has put down a motion which if passed would stop implementation of the TPD in the UK. This is a critical development.Update: Organisers are now calling on vapers to email their MPs, and you can also.....
The EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD): What Vape Retailers and Shop Owners Need To KnowA few retailers have asked me how EU e-cig regulations will affect them.If you've not heard of TPD II before, it's refers to the Tobacco Products Directive (article 20 being the section that affects e-cigarettes). Although designed for cigarettes, e-cigarettes were included in the badly.....
The UK government is consulting on how to implement EU e-cig regulations, and you have the chance to let them know what you think.While the UK can only influence limited areas of the TPD, some of the changes they want to make are crucial for the survival of the UK e-cigarette industry. Given that everyone has a limited amount of.....
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