E-cigarettes
US FDA, border agency seize US$86.5 million worth of unauthorised e-cigarettes
US AUTHORITIES have seized 4.7 million unauthorised e-cigarettes valued at US$86.5 million in the largest operation of its kind to date, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Wednesday.
Hong Kong to ban vaping in public by mid-2026
The ban will start with public places because there will be “many enforcement problems” in indoor areas
Indonesia raises smoking age limit, will curb cigarette advertising
INDONESIA raised the minimum age limit for purchasing cigarettes to 21 from 18 as part of a series of changes to health regulations intended to curb the deadly habit in a country with one of the world...
Hong Kong announces blanket ban of e-cigarettes
HONG Kong announced plans on Thursday (Jun 6) for a blanket ban on e-cigarettes, citing a “consensus” on the need for action and their impact on the health of young people.
Australia targets Big Tobacco in crackdown on vaping
AUSTRALIA announced a sweeping crackdown on vaping Tuesday, accusing tobacco companies of hooking the next “generation of nicotine addicts” by deliberately targeting teenagers.
Juul settlement to end youth-vaping lawsuits gets initial approval
JUUL Labs won preliminary approval of a settlement aimed at resolving thousands of lawsuits targeting the e-cigarette maker as a major cause of a US youth-vaping epidemic.
Malaysia may join New Zealand in effort to ban some tobacco sales
MALAYSIA is considering a ban on smoking and the sale of all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to people born after 2007, joining New Zealand lawmakers in a once-unheard of move against one of...
WHO sounds the alarm on harmful e-cigarettes
[GENEVA] Electronic cigarettes and similar devices are dangerous to health and must be regulated to curb the tobacco industry's tactics to get young people hooked on nicotine, the World Health Organiz...
E-cigarette maker Juul to cut staff by half, exit more markets: source
[NEW YORK] E-cigarette giant Juul Labs could cut more than half its workforce, according to a person familiar with the company's plans, while it weighs exiting more European and Asian markets, further...
US FDA plans to ban most e-cigarette flavours except menthol: officials
THE Trump administration is expected to announce later this week that it will ban mint-, fruit- and dessert-flavoured e-cigarette cartridges popular with teenagers, but allow menthol and tobacco flavo...
