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Argentina's Heat-not-burn Ban Causes PMI to Suspend Hundreds of Millions of dollars of Investment in IQOS
Massalin Particulares, a subsidiary of PMI in Argentina, announced on March 27 the decision to suspend a planned $ 300 million investment in IQOS production due to a total ban on heating non-combustible products in Argentina.
Mar.31.2023

EAEU Used Unified Cargo Code to Track Transport of E-cigarette Products
On March 29, the Eurasian Economic Commission determined the structure of a unique number for transporting goods using navigational seals, including alcohol, cigarettes, and tobacco products ( including e-cigarette products ).
Mar.31.2023

Foreign Media Reported the UK Department of Health Investigating or Banning Single-use E-cigarettes
At London time, on March 28-29, the British 'The Sun' and 'Daily Mail' reported that the UK might ban single-use electronic cigarettes.
Mar.31.2023

Malaysia Remove Nicotine from Poison Act; Pave the Way for E-cigarette Tax
Malaysia's Poisons Board discussed removing nicotine from the Poisons Act. If the amendment passes, Malaysia will allow the legal sale of e-cigarettes to anyone in the future.
Mar.31.2023

Adam Afriyie MP Warns of Disposable Bans During the VApril Aaping Awareness Month
During the VApril 2023 reception held in the Churchill Room on Tuesday 28 March, Adam Afriyie warns the industry that there is a bill going through parliament trying to ban all disposable vapes if the industry does not stay under control.
Mar.29.2023

New Bill Would Reduce Burden on Industrial Hemp Farmers
A bipartisan team of U.S. senators presented a bill in the country’s Senate to reduce the burden on industrial hemp farmers.
Mar.29.2023 by The Dales Report

Minnesota Youth Vaping Trial of E-cigarette Maker Juul Opens
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison personally opened his state's case against Juul Labs on Tuesday; the first of thousands of lawsuits against the e-cigarette maker over its alleged marketing to young people is going to play out in a courtroom.
Mar.29.2023 by The Washington Post

Argentina to Ban Heat-not-burn Products
The National Ministry of Health of Argentina prohibits importing, distributing, selling, and promoting all types of heat-not-burn products and their accessories nationwide.
Mar.29.2023

Altria Proposed 2028 Goal: Enter Overseas Markets and Reach 5 Billion USD in Smoke-free Products
At the Altria Investor Day, it announced that sales of smoke-free products in 2028 will increase by at least 35% based on 800 million units in 2022; revenue will reach 5 billion USD, which part of 2 billion USD will come from innovative smoke-free products.
Mar.25.2023

Russian PM Mishustin Considers Ban on E-cigarettes
On the afternoon of March 23, Moscow time, Russian Prime Minister Mishustin (Мишустин) stated at the State Duma regular meeting that he would consider banning e-cigarettes.
Mar.25.2023

FDA Published New Tobacco Product Petition Webpage
As part of CTP's public commitment to increasing transparency, the FDA announced a new page on its website to showcase all tobacco product-related citizen petitions received by the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP).
Mar.25.2023

Australia Implement a Comprehensive Ban on E-cigarettes
The Australian medical institution has called for a ban on importing all nicotine e-cigarettes without a prescription. The Minister of Health said the government would take decisive action against illegal e-cigarettes. However, the National Party believes that the current prescription model should be abandoned and a new system should be established.
Mar.23.2023

FDA Include Non-Tobacco Nicotine Products in Updated Regulatory Documents
The U.S. Congress passed a law regulating non-tobacco nicotine products by the FDA. FDA also updated the definition of "tobacco product" in its existing regulations and guidance in the Federal Register.
Mar.23.2023

FDA Introduces New E-cigarette TPMP Regulations
The new FDA e-cigarette regulation TPMP draft has been published, which will profoundly impact the global tobacco industry.
Mar.22.2023

Smoore Annual Report: US market Sales Declined and Increased 50% in the European market
Smoore 2022 financial report detailed analysis: US market sales fell by 22.7 %, European market growth exceeded 50 %, and disposable product revenue of 1.9 billion yuan.
Mar.22.2023
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