Australian health authorities issued an urgent warning after vape products sold in Melbourne were found to contain etomidate, a powerful hospital-grade anaesthetic that can cause profound sedation, ...
FDA Authorizes Zyn Nicotine Pouches as Reduced-Risk Tobacco Product
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP) orders for 20 Zyn nicotine pouch products on ...
Quick Overview
This was a regulation-heavy week in the vape industry. Three major themes dominated: the UK disposable vape ban’s first anniversary confirmed what critics predicted — smoking rates ...
A comprehensive new review led by researchers at UNSW Sydney has concluded that nicotine-based e-cigarettes are likely to cause cancers of the lung and oral cavity. Published June 21 in the journal ...
Tucker Carlson's ALP Nicotine Pouches Launch in Europe — 9 Markets Targeted Starting July 2026
ALP, the nicotine pouch brand backed by conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, announced a major ...
FIFA has banned both smoking and vaping throughout all official 2026 World Cup venues across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The policy applies to stadiums, fan festivals, and surrounding ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed a rule on June 26 that would require foreign tobacco product manufacturers to register their facilities and list the products they sell in the United ...
One year after the UK banned single-use vapes on June 1, 2025, the policy has delivered measurable reductions in disposable vaping alongside significant remaining challenges. Youth disposable vape ...
Recycling facilities across the US and Canada recorded 448 fires in 2025, the highest number since tracking began in 2016. Lithium-ion batteries from disposable vaping devices drove much of the ...
California is one step closer to becoming the first US state to ban disposable nicotine vapes. Assembly Bill 762, authored by Assemblymembers Irwin and Wilson, passed the California Assembly in ...
A six-page memo released by the FDA this week reveals that the fruit-flavored e-cigarettes the agency authorized last month — manufactured by Glas Inc. — did not demonstrate a greater benefit for ...