Tag: HNB
Japan Tobacco Launches Two Heat-not-Burn Products
In the last three years, both PMI and Japan Tobacco Inc. have struggled to keep up with the demand of their own electronic devices....
The Widespread Use of HnB Devices in Korea
HnB devices have been introduced in South Korea only 17 months ago, yet according to data released by the Ministry of Economy and Finance...
Health Canada Orders Tobacco Shop to Remove IQOS Signs
The iQOS device, is a Heat not Burn (HnB) smokeless alternative to combustible cigarettes and works by heating tobacco leaves known as Heets or...
Philip Morris Sues S. Korea For Refusing to Disclose HnB Study
Last June, Seoul's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said that research they conducted had indicated that HnB devices contain up to five cancer-causing...
Moldova’s Government Wrongly Implies That HNBs Are As Harmful as Cigs
As PMI’s iQOS emerges on the Moldovan market, the local Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Protection sadly failed to conduct a comprehensive investigation...
Tokyo Passes No-Smoking Law in Preparation for 2020 Olympics
The Tokyo measure will cover an estimated 84% of restaurants and bars across the city, while the one being considered on a national scale...
Korea Debates the Safety of HnB Devices
With the launch of a number of HnB devices in Korea in 2017, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety had announced its aim...
Big Tobacco May Soon be Able to Advertise HnB Devices
Scientific studies keep indicating that electronic cigarettes are at least 95% safer than regular cigarettes, and some studies quote similar percentages for HnB devices....
