Tag: tobacco
A probe into the Ecig market
Ordered in September 2015 by BAT, this study focusses on Italy, France, Germany, Poland, U.K. Russia and South Korea. The seven diverse markets that collectively...
Austria: Ecig sector will face massive restrictions
Towards a drastic change
Until now, the e-cigarette had not been touched by the reform of the tobacco law in Austria because a court ruled in August...
Scotland: Ecigs are now allowed in hospital’s grounds
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde's Director of Public Health, Dr Emilia Crighton announced that e-cigarettes can from now on be used on NHS Greater Glasgow &...
UK: Detailed TPD implementation plan
The UK's implementation plan has been released today and is also available in pdf version. A few extracts related to e-cigarettes are available below....
France: The Ecig officially recognized in tobacco harm reduction
"A non-negligible proportion of e-cigarette users significantly reduced the harmful effects of tobacco combustion"
About thirty experts were invited at the French Ministry of Health's building...
E-vapor, less harmful than tobacco smoke but still not innocuous, why?
Shen and co-authors demonstrated that significant differences in cellular response exist between e-vapor and tobacco smoke exposed cells. They further demonstrated that e-vapor has clear...
PATH Study: A survey of Ecig use in the US
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and National Institute of Health's Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study is a large, national, representative...
Finland: The implementation of the EU TPD may be stricter than...
Each European Member State is required to implement the Tobacco Products Directive before May 19, 2016 and some of them are working very hard...
