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Germany plans menthol vape ban under draft cooling agents rule
Germany is moving to ban menthol vapes and a wide range of e-liquids containing cooling agents under draft regulations that could take effect later in 2026.
The proposal, put forward by the Federal Ministry for Agriculture, would prohibit menthol and other flavourings…
770,000 UK vapers could return to smoking if flavours restricted, data shows
Up to 770,000 UK adults who vape could return to smoking if flavour options were restricted, according to new data, as Parliament debates the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
The findings are based on a December 2025 Opinium survey of 6,000 UK adults…
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Nicotine pouches cut toxic exposure to near-cessation levels, major new review finds
Biomarker studies show smokers who switch to nicotine pouches see toxic exposure fall by 42-96%, similar to quitting altogether.
Cancer-linked compounds such as tobacco-specific nitrosamines are “undetectable or present at negligible amounts” in pouches.
Exclusive pouch users had 91% lower levels of…
Flawed “switching” label may skew vape health findings, new analysis shows
Two recent studies grouped some ongoing cigarette smokers under the label “EC switchers,” potentially distorting comparisons.
In both papers, people classified as using vapes had significantly lower risks of certain major health outcomes than those who continued smoking.
When complete switchers were…
No significant link between exclusive vaping and heart disease, U.S. PATH study finds
Cigarette smokers had 11% higher odds of developing cardiovascular disease than non-smokers
Two inflammation markers in the blood - hsCRP and sICAM-1 - help explain much of that increased risk
No statistically significant link was found between exclusive vape use and cardiovascular…
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Have your say in the Australian Senate Vaping Inquiry
Vapers are being urged to send a submission to the Senate Vaping Inquiry in Australia to oppose a new national vape ban.
New documentary reveals how Sweden beat smoking
A new documentary lifts the lid on how Sweden became the first country in the world to be declared officially “smoke-free.”
Sweden’s smoking rate of just 4.5 per cent (and falling) of its population is just a fraction of the European average…
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The Flat Earth Argument: Derek Yach on WHO, Bloomberg, and the Smoke-Free World
In part 2 of this conversation, Peter Beckett speaks with Dr Derek Yach, former Head of Tobacco Control at the World Health Organization and founding president of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. They discuss the moment his thinking diverged from the…
Smokers who vape quit more often across all flavours and devices, new PATH study finds
Cigarette quit rates among vapers rose sharply between 2014 and 2021.
The increase was seen across all vape flavours - menthol, fruit, and mixed - except tobacco flavour.
Quit rates rose for every device type, from disposables to tanks and cartridges.
Younger…