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Health researchers in New Zealand examining the long-running Year 10s smoking study say the e-cigarette companies are wrong: vaping is not displacing smoking among young people. Researchers from the University of Auckland, Australia’s Cancer Council New South Wales and the University of Sydney’s Daffodil Center, looked at vaping and smoking trends ..

The Metropolitan Police Bureau’s investigation team raided warehouses in Thailand’s Nonthaburi province yesterday (March 18) and seized more than 260,000 e-cigarettes with a street value of over 130 million baht. ($3.9 million). Investigators believe the vaping products had been smuggled in from China through the Laem Chabang port in Chonburi and d..

Today, a study co-authored by U.S. Food and Drug Administration scientists was released showing the agency’s youth e-cigarette prevention campaign, “The Real Cost,” successfully reduced e-cigarette use among youth. The campaign, which launched in 2018 under the leadership of President Trump, was found to have prevented an estimated 444,252 American..

The minimum age for purchasing cigarettes, vapes, and other nicotine products in the Netherlands could increase from 18 to 21, according to a new proposal published by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday (March 12). The Cabinet is also considering the introduction of higher fines for those caught selling vapes illegally and would include measures t..

Wu Chao-chun, director of Taiwan's Health Promotion Administration (HPA), said on Friday that after two years of preparation, a decision to approve heated tobacco products could come as early as next month.Eleven tobacco manufacturers have submitted applications to the HPA, and six have completed the document evaluation phase of the approval proces..

After the European Commission made the decision to exclude tobacco - related legislation from its 2025 work program, Dutch junior health minister Vincent Karremans penned a letter to EU health chief Olivér Várhelyi. In the letter, he stated that the choice to postpone the legislation on new nicotine products was "detrimental". Karremans then called..

Just two weeks after implementing a ban on disposable e - cigarettes, France informed the European Commission that it would also prohibit the sale of nicotine pouches. This action aligns France with nations such as Austria, Belgium, Germany, and Luxembourg.According to a source within the tobacco industry, who spoke to Euractiv, "The French decree ..

As reported by The Economic Times on March 3, Philip Morris International Inc. is reportedly exploring the possibility of selling its cigar business in the United States. Insiders familiar with the situation have revealed that the company is collaborating with advisors to assess the level of interest among potential buyers. The tobacco giant is aim..

A new study conducted on mice by researchers from the Penn State Department of Biobehavioral Health suggests that individuals in their late teens and early 20s might be more vulnerable to nicotine addiction compared to middle-aged adults. The researchers pointed out that the study's findings offer evidence that the impacts of drugs, encompassing bo..