On June 20, 2023, the Office of the State Tobacco Administration sent out a notification on the "Guidelines for Promoting the Building of Quality Assurance Systems for Exported Electronic Cigarette Products". 2FIRSTS forwarded the news to key figures in the industry for their points of view.  Professor Gerry Stimson, emeritus professor...
The items in question are currently being held for further processing. While supervising the baggage of passengers on inbound flights, the customs officers at the travel inspection site of Dalian Zhoushuizi Airport found that the baggage of a passenger who chose the undeclared channel for customs clearance had an abnormal image...
FDA invites public comment on its five-year strategic plan at a virtual hearing in August. According to an announcement on the website of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) will hold a virtual hearing at 10 a.m. Eastern Time on August 22, 2023....
The Office of the State Tobacco Administration sent out a notification on the Guidelines for Promoting the Building of Quality Assurance Systems for Exported Electronic Cigarette Products. Disclaimer: This notice is translated from the Notice issued by the China State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (STMA) on July 20, 2023. Â The translation is...
Authorities in the Cayman Islands have arrested model Gigi Hadid for alleged marijuana possession. Model Gigi Hadid was arrested last week in the Cayman Islands for alleged marijuana possession, authorities reported. Hadid, legally known as Jelena Noura Hadid, and her friend, influencer Leah Nicole McCarthy, were taken into custody on July...
French lawmakers submit a bill to ban e-cigarettes, aiming for passage by year-end. According to French media outlet BFM, French parliamentarians submitted a bill on July 12 to ban e-cigarettes, with a plan to enact the law by the end of this year. The lawmakers stated that the rationale for their proposed...
The Russian Ministry of Health plans to draw up a list of flavouring additives to be banned in e-cigarette liquids by September 1. The Russian Ministry of Health plans to complete the list of prohibited flavouring additives in e-cigarette oils by September 1, the parliamentary newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta said, citing the...
Turkish authorities confiscate 25,000 smuggled e-cigarettes worth 15 million Turkish Lira in Edirne. In a major crackdown on the illegal smuggling of e-cigarettes, Turkish authorities seized 25,000 units from a truck on the TEM motorway in Havsa County, Edirne, as reported by Turkish media outlet Medyagazete on July 17th. The estimated...
The Local council in England and Wales urges the UK government to prohibit disposable e-cigarette sales by 2024. According to a Reuters report, local councils across England and Wales are urging the UK government to impose a ban on the sale of disposable e-cigarettes by 2024 due to environmental and health...
Khairy Jamaluddin, former Malaysian Health Minister, likens the unregulated vape industry to the "Wild West". Malaysia's unregulated vape industry has been compared to the "Wild West" by former Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, who points out the complete lack of laws governing the sale and use of vape products in the country....
