Diane Caruana
In-house journalist covering international vaping news.
FDA removes prerequisites for PMTA eligibility
The directive known as Refuse to Accept Procedures for Premarket Tobacco Product Submissions, was released last August, and listed the following requirements as prerequisites...
US : How will the Trump administration affect the FDA?
Dr. Robert Califf, has been appointed as the FDA’s chief less than a year ago, yet the agency is expected to undergo another make...
Tom Price, the congressman nominated US Health Secretary
Congressman Price, who worked as an orthopedic surgeon for almost 20 years before joining Congress, has represented the northern Atlanta suburbs in the House...
Washington : Does the Public Housing smoking ban apply to vaping?
The idea is for smoking to be banned inside all 940,000 public housing units nationwide by late 2018. The Department of Housing and Urban...
UK : the court of appeal has ruled in favor of...
As from May 2017, all cigarette packs in the UK must be sold in plain packaging, with nothing to distinguish them from one another...
EU consultation on revision of Tobacco Tax
Excise duties for tobacco products are mainly regulated through Directive 2011/64/EU. This Directive denotes the product categories, structure and minimum rates for excise duties...
UK : A third of asthma cases linked to cigarette smoke...
An article by health policy editor Denis Campbell published yesterday on The Guardian, said that these findings have prompted “renewed concern” about parents smoking...
UK : Organisations urged to allow vaping break
It is "important that organisations take time to consider those differences and how they relate to the health of their employees", said insight specialist...
