Tag: TGA
Australian Vapers Urged to Get Doctors Prescriptions Ahead of New E-Cig...
Last year, Australia’s Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt had announced a new measure banning the importation of vape liquid containing nicotine. A few months...
Australia’s Nicotine E-Cig Import Regulation is Finalized
"The decision was made by a senior medical officer at the TGA as a Delegate of the Secretary of the Department of Health. It...
Australia: Sales of Nicotine-Containing Vapes Available Only Via Prescription
After a number of appeals by public health experts, last month it was announced that Australian authorities had agreed to establish a Select Committee...
Australia to Launch Senate Inquiry Into Vaping to Set Clear E-Cig...
A selected THR committee is set to analyse the strategies successfully adopted in other countries, such as the UK and New Zealand, and how...
PMI Blocked From Selling Iqos in Australia
It has been estimated that approximately 239,000 people are using e-cigarettes in Australia, 178,000 of whom are vaping more than once a month. This...
New safety mark for e-cigs, but bad news for Canadians, Aussies...
Safety group announces e-cig certification
A major US safety consulting and certification company announced on Monday that it plans to start offering evaluations and electrical...
Tasmania study shows how legalizing nicotine would benefit public health
Tasmania is an island off the coast of mainland Australia holding a population of 517,000, 21% of which are smokers according to data compiled...