Tag: HNB
Heat-not-burn Innovator Poda Brings In A Chief Medical Officer
The maker of tobacco-free heat-not-burn pods is set to enter the medical device market and field the expert insight of a chief medical officer.
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IQOS Market Share Increases as Other HnBs Struggle
In 2019, PMI posted a 44.2% increase in iQOS shipments, to 59.7bn units, with a 40.7% rise to 17.1bn units in the last quarter...
KT&G Partners With PMI to Sell “lil” Worldwide
The market share of HNB devices, including PMI’s’ iQOS and South Korean KT&G Corp.’s lil, has shot up to 11.8% in the span of...
The WHO Erroneously Claims That ‘Smoke-Free’ Products Are Not Safer
Despite an incessant amount of scientific evidence to the contrary, last week the WHO, urged smokers and governments to not trust claims about the...
Japan: iQOS Has Led to a Decrease in Cigarette Sales
Philip Morris International (PMI) markets its iQOS device as a less harmful alternative to cigarette smoking. The iQOS device, is a Heat not Burn...
Korea: Market Share of HNB Devices Soars over 2 Years
HnB devices are battery operated smokeless alternatives to combustible cigarettes and work by heating sticks containing tobacco leaves. These refills which look like short...
US FDA Approves Heat-Not-Burn Devices
“Following a rigorous science-based review through the pre-market tobacco product application (PMTA) pathway, the agency determined that authorizing these products for the US market...
Korean Professor Wrongly States that HnBs Are as Harmful as Cigarettes
Speaking at a news conference on smoking cessation last Tuesday, Professor Kim Dae-jin, said that HnB devices have become another stumbling block for smoking...
