Latest Forecast News For E-cigarette Products

United States: FDA orders reconsideration of refusal to approve e-cigarette products

Jan. 3 - A federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered the Food and Drug Administration to reconsider its decision to ban two makers of e-cigarette flavoring liquids from marketing their products, saying the agency acted in an arbitrary and capricious way in refusing to consider the companies' marketing plans.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, headquartered in New Orleans, overturned the verdict of a three-judge jury in July 2022 with a 9-5 ruling.

United States: Michigan lawmakers want to increase taxes on cigarettes and expand their scope to include e-cigarette products

State lawmakers are considering increasing Michigan's cigarette tax and are considering expanding that tax to include e-cigarette products.
The Anti-Smoking Coalition said it was the right move for Michigan.
The state says it spends $5 billion a year in tax revenue on smoking-related health care issues.
Bipartisan legislation has proposed expanding state cigarette taxes to include e-cigarettes and flavored e-cigarette products popular with young smokers, which could reduce that $5 billion in revenue.
About 62 percent of the state agreed.

United States: Illegal e-cigarettes continue to flood into U.S. ports

Thousands of unauthorized flavored e-cigarettes continue to enter the United States from China, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing government and industry data.
According to Circana data reviewed by the Associated Press, U.S. stores are selling more than 11,500 unique e-cigarette products, up 27 percent from 9,000 products in June. These products generated $3.2 billion in revenue in the first 11 months of 2023. Almost all of the new products are disposable e-cigarettes.

UK: The government will propose a tax on e-cigarettes in March

After nearly a decade of progressive e-cigarette policies, the UK government may introduce a tax on e-cigarette products for the first time this year. The Conservative-led government believes the tax will deter young people from vaping and wants to make up for the revenue lost by scrapping some other taxes.
According to the Mirror newspaper, which first reported on the tax proposal on Saturday, the levy will be unveiled when the government presents its budget on March 6. According to government sources, the newspaper said the levy was "almost inevitable" and would likely increase the price of e-cigarettes by at least 25 percent.
The levy was one of the possible actions proposed by the government in a public consultation that ended in early December. It is said the government will consider responses to the consultation when it announces a plan this year. Other possible measures include limiting e-cigarette flavors, banning disposable e-cigarettes, and regulating images on e-cigarette packaging.

Australia: A nationwide crackdown on disposable e-cigarettes has begun

In an effort to address the growing nicotine dependence among young people, the federal government has launched the first phase of a nationwide crackdown on e-cigarettes.
From January 1, the government will enter the first phase of a nationwide crackdown on disposable e-cigarettes. Their first point of action was to ban the import of disposable e-cigarettes. The ban is aimed at tackling the rising rate of nicotine dependence among young people. Disposable nicotine e-cigarettes ordered before the New Year and waiting to arrive will be made illegal. However, the government will allow retailers to sell disposable e-cigarettes ordered before the New Year, provided they do not contain nicotine or make therapeutic claims.

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