Ireland’s delayed tax on vape liquid is now “likely” to be introduced by the end of this year, with preparations to implement it described as “well advanced.”
In the Budget 2025, then finance minister Jack Chambers announced that a levy of 50c…
Reanalysis of gateway studies shows their models predict smoking no better than chance when tested properly.
Most papers never reported how accurate their models were, and many authors refused to share their results.
Using better methods made the models only slightly more…
Australia’s aggressive tobacco and vaping taxes have created a $5 billion (€2.8 billion) illicit market, which experts have branded “the worst example of bad policy in the world.”
Instead of reducing harm, the clampdown has pushed smokers and vapers towards unregulated products,…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will fast-track reviews for a small group of nicotine pouch products, following pressure from the White House, according to meeting transcripts obtained by Reuters.
The pilot programme, which launched last week, will accelerate the premarket…
Spain is preparing a sweeping outdoor ban on both smoking and vaping. The draft law would outlaw their use on bar and restaurant terraces, beaches, stadiums, bus stops, children’s play areas and sports centres.
Vapes, heated tobacco, shisha and nicotine pouches would…
New Zealand’s rapid decline in smoking rates - driven by a rapid switch to vaping - is helping to narrow some of the country’s starkest health inequalities, according to a public health expert.
“A Pākehā [New Zealander of European descent] boy born…
Nicotine pouches are becoming increasingly popular in Wales, with new figures showing sales volumes rose by 92 per cent between 2023 and 2024.
A study reported by the South Wales Argus found that 59 per cent of people who started using nicotine…
A UK-wide ban on disposable vapes was supposed to curb environmental damage and ease pressure on the UK’s waste system. But just three months on, a leading waste firm says the policy is having the opposite effect.
Roger Wright, strategy and packaging…
On Wednesday, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, told Members of the European Parliament of how “appalled” she had become by the “disinformation that threatens global progress on everything from measles to polio”.
“We need more capacity to…