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vapingpost Last December, the Philippines Senate approved SB 2239, a regulation that allows adult smokers access to vaping products, whilst restricting access to minors. Sadly, the Department of Health (DoH) has made it clear it opposes this bill.  SB 2239 aims to regulate the importation, manufacture, sale, packaging, distribution, use and consumption of e-cigarettes and …

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vaping360 Hard work by vaping advocates helped kill flavor ban bills backed by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids in two state legislatures. In a year thought to be ripe for state-level flavor bans, so far only Hawaii’s legislature has passed a bill prohibiting vape flavors in 2022. Even though the FDA may never authorize any …

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vaping360 Anti-vaping activists in Hawaii have finally succeeded in passing a ban of flavored vaping and tobacco products, after many years of trying. The state House Tuesday passed an amended version of HB 1570 by a vote of 36-15. The bill passed the state Senate earlier. The bill will now go to Governor David Ige …

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vaping360 A federal court has ordered the FDA to provide status reports on its progress reviewing tens of thousands of remaining Premarket Tobacco Applications (PMTAs). The decision by U.S. District Court Judge Paul Grimm was issued last Friday, April 15. The revised order from Judge Grimm grants the motion filed last fall by plaintiffs in …

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vaping360 Italy is adjusting its e-liquid tax for the fourth time in four years, and this time the changes will favor vaping consumers. The new rates will take effect April 1, following final passage by the Senate in late February. The country has reduced the taxes on e-liquids to levels set in 2021 by repealing …

Italy Will Reduce E-Liquid Tax April 1st Read More »

vaping360 The Swedish government has formally proposed a ban on non-tobacco vape flavors, including menthol. The proposed law covers nicotine and non-nicotine e-liquid, and also captures regulatory authority over all synthetic nicotine products. If passed, sales of flavored vape products will be illegal beginning Jan. 1, 2023. The bill, titled “Stricter rules for new nicotine …

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vaping360 The South African government announced yesterday it will propose a new tax on vaping products that will take effect next year. The government stated its intention to tax e-liquid last year, issuing a discussion paper in December, and accepting public comment for several weeks. The new tax proposal was outlined yesterday by South African …

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The Senate confirmed Dr. Robert Califf as FDA commissioner Tuesday afternoon by a 50-46 vote. Califf’s nomination, first considered a sure thing, was in doubt almost to the end because of the nominee’s industry ties, questions over his handling of the opioid crisis, and opposition from anti-abortion conservatives. Califf has been generally antagonistic toward vaping …

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vaping360 Jan. 26 update Both houses of the Philippines legislature have now ratified the harmonized version of the Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulation Act. The bill will now be sent to President Rodrigo Duterte for signature (or veto). Opponents, including a number of medical organizations and Duterte’s own health secretary, have recently stepped up the pressure on the …

Duterte Will Decide Soon on Philippines Pro-Vaping Bill Read More »

vaping360 The nomination of Dr. Robert Califf to lead the FDA will move to a vote in the full Senate after being advanced by a Senate committee today. But while Califf sailed through confirmation in his previous stint as FDA commissioner, he may be in for a fight this time. The Senate Health, Education, Labor …

FDA Nominee Califf Heads to Full Senate Vote, but Opposition Grows Read More »

vaping360 The Malaysian government has postponed imposition of a new tax on nicotine e-liquid after complaints from consumers and industry over the steep proposed rates. The plan also would have tripled the existing tax on zero-nicotine e-liquid. The vape taxes were supposed to go into effect Jan. 1. The postponement was announced earlier this week …

Malaysia Postpones Steep E-Liquid Tax Read More »

vaping360 Following the recent announcement that the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) will subsidize the cost of e-cigarettes prescribed by doctors, some companies are moving to submit products for approval. They must be licensed for medical use through the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The Financial Times reports that likely applicants include …

NJOY Will Submit a Vape Product for UK Medical Approval Read More »

vaping360 The excitement of last week’s news that Malaysia intends to legalize nicotine vaping has been dampened by details of the finance ministry’s plan. The government is proposing a tax rate so high it would have significant unintended consequences. The e-liquid tax rate included in the government’s 2022 budget is 1.20 Malaysian ringgits per milliliter. …

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