Italy’s competition authority has fined Philip Morris Italia €7 million over its marketing of non-combustion products.
The ruling targets claims including “smoke-free”, “smoke-free products” and “building/planning/accelerating a smoke-free future”.
The authority said current scientific and clinical knowledge does not support claims that…
The Dutch government has rejected plans for a national ban on disposable vapes, warning that such a move would be legally uncertain and should instead be dealt with at EU level.
The decision means the Netherlands will not push ahead with new…
Countries that have banned snus and nicotine pouches will be able to tax them when they’re brought into the country by consumers under a new proposal to be debated by the European Council today.
Member States would be allowed to charge excise…
Swedish Socialists in the European Parliament have demanded that MEPs not travel to Strasbourg while French law levies potential five year prison terms for anyone found in possession of nicotine pouches. The French plan was first reported by Clearing the Air.
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A UK engineer and YouTuber has powered a small electric car using a battery pack made from hundreds of discarded vape batteries, highlighting the hidden energy still left inside many disposable devices.
Chris Doel, a 27-year-old software and electronics engineer at Jaguar…
From prison sentences to outright constitutional bans, governments around the world are taking an increasingly hard line on vaping.
While some countries regulate vapes as lower-risk alternatives to smoking, others have opted for outright prohibition - with penalties ranging from steep fines…
A majority of French smokers are now sourcing tobacco and vaping products outside traditional retail channels, with many turning to cross-border shopping or illicit markets as prices increase, according to a new national survey.
The Ifop study of 3,000 smokers and vapers…
Two recent stories - Dutch teens “flooding” hospitals after vaping and Belgian kids supposedly being “hooked” on hidden opioids in vapes - sound terrifying.
They also risk seriously misleading the public about what’s really going on with youth nicotine and drugs. Let’s…
The long awaited EU Tobacco Excise Directive - which, as we revealed on Clearing the Air - will include massive increases on taxes for vapes and nicotine pouches - could be designed to directly finance the EU budget, according to leaked documents…
