Austria is set to ban the sale of single-use vapes, citing concerns about youth vaping and environmental risks.
The Czech Ministry of Health has moved to ban candy-flavoured vapes in an attempt to curb rising youth vaping rates. Under the proposed regulation, sweet and dessert-inspired flavours like cotton candy, marshmallow, and donut will be pulled from the market. However,…
The European Commission wants to hike taxes of safer nicotine products, a move which will cause enormous pain for consumers, most of whom just want to stop smoking. In an announcement on 16th July, the EU’s executive proposed hikes of at least…
Australia’s strict vaping laws appear to be backfiring, with black market sales now outstripping legal ones by almost 1,700 to one. Experts warn the country is losing the “war on nicotine” in much the same way as it lost the war on…
Update 12/06/2025: The leaked impact assessment is available to download here The European Commission is planning to require massive tax hikes on vapes, pouches and heated tobacco products like iQOS, according to a leaked impact assessment seen by Clearing the Air.…
Bulgaria is on the brink of banning all vapes with the crackdown awaiting the go-ahead from Brussels. The move has sparked concern among harm reduction advocates, who warn it could reverse hard-won progress in reducing smoking rates. The proposed legislation - which…
Australia has some of the world’s strictest vaping laws - but this hasn’t led to lower smoking rates. That’s the key conclusion of a new expert review titled ‘A short history of e-cigarette policy in Australia,’ published in the peer-reviewed Journal of…
The Swedish government has formally opposed France’s proposed ban on nicotine pouches. Following a similar legal challenge earlier this year against Spanish legislation to restrict nicotine pouches, Sweden has submitted a ‘Detailed Opinion’ to the European Union (EU) contesting France’s draft decree. …
Fast-tracking a vape ban without proper legislative scrutiny could push people back to smoking and devastate small businesses, Ireland’s vape retailers’ trade association has warned. The Public Health (Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2025 proposes sweeping restrictions on vaping. These include banning all…