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Exclusive: EU’s Leaked COP11 Position Signals Harsh Crackdown on Safer Nicotine Products

A leaked European Union draft position for next month’s WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) meeting reveals a sweeping push to extend tobacco-style restrictions, and even possible bans, to all non-smoked nicotine products, including vaping devices, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches.…

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EU vows vape tax hike as officials liken vapes to cigarettes

The European Union (EU) is preparing to hike taxes on vapes to the same level as cigarettes, as top commissioners draw direct comparisons between the two products - a move critics say ignores science. Brussels targets vapes in new tax overhaul At…

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Vicky Pattison reveals her vape is a Strictly ‘training essential’

Vicky Pattison has revealed that her vape has become a Strictly Come Dancing “training essential.” The TV personality, 37, who is paired with professional dancer Kai Widdrington on this year’s BBC show, opened up about her routine on her ‘Get A Grip’…

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“A cruel joke on Europe’s smokers”: French pouch ban to go ahead in April

With France pushing ahead with its criminalisation of nicotine pouches despite objections from seven other EU Member States, consumers and health policy advocates have slammed the measure, warning that it will criminalise ordinary Europeans crossing borders with safer nicotine products and push…

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Voices of Harm Reduction Pt 9: Derek Yach

As we count down to the WHO’s bi-annual summit on tobacco control - which is increasingly used to spread misinformation about harm reduction, we sat down with former WHO Director for Non-Communicable Diseases Derek Yach. Derek’s had a long and fascinating career…

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EXCLUSIVE: Varheyli tweets, then deletes, false claim that nicotine causes cancer

A European Commissioner has come under fire for spreading misinformation about nicotine, just months after another senior EU official made similarly inaccurate claims about vaping. On September 30, Olivér Várhelyi, the Hungarian Commissioner responsible for health and animal welfare, wrote on X…

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Most UK and U.S. smokers now believe vaping is as harmful as smoking, new study finds

Large-scale surveys show a sharp rise in smokers who think vaping is as harmful, or more harmful, than smoking In the U.S., 71.3% of smokers now say vapes are equally harmful as cigarettes In the U.K., 33.7% of smokers believe vaping and…

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Trump promised to ‘save vaping’ – now industry says DOJ raids could wipe it out

Donald Trump’s pledge to save vaping is under scrutiny after federal authorities seized hundreds of thousands of products in what industry leaders say could devastate U.S. manufacturers. Two weeks ago, Attorney General Pam Bondi, working with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA),…

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Malaysia plans nationwide vape ban by mid-2026

Malaysia is set to roll out a nationwide ban on vaping by the middle of next year, Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad has confirmed. The prohibition will apply to both the sale and use of vapes and e-liquids, and is expected to be…

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