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The 10th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) takes place in Panama, November 20–25, 2023.

Discussions and decisions at these meetings influence tobacco control policies at a national level. These decisions will be significant in determining the future of safer nicotine products (SNP), such as nicotine vapes (e-cigarettes), snus, nicotine pouches and heated tobacco products (HTP). The availability of these products is crucial to realise the public health potential of tobacco harm reduction (THR) in global efforts to combat smoking-related death and disease.

Reynolds Tobacco Company recently filed a lawsuit with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), requesting an investigation and ban on the import of “illegal disposable vape products” by multiple companies under the U.S. Tariff Act.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A law to regulate nicotine vapes was passed during the 2023 Legislative Session. It creates a directory and attempts to remove products some products that are unapproved from the Louisiana market.

Although British law clearly stipulates that teenagers under the age of 18 are not allowed to purchase vapes, the proportion of young people using vapes remains high. Latest research from Action on Smoking and Health (Ash) shows that up to 20.5% of children have tried vaping in 2023, a significant increase from 15.8% in 2022 and 13.9% in 2020. One of the main reasons why young people are obsessed with vapes is their variety of sweet flavors.

China’s e-cigarette industry has strong competitiveness in the global market. Among them, domestic companies own disposable brands such as Elf Bar and Lost Mary, Elux, Geek Bar, and SKE Crystal, which are widely recognized in the British and American markets. In the context of the sharp increase in overseas demand for disposable products and the stricter supervision of disposable products by various governments, the customs issued the “Guidelines on Promoting the Construction of Quality Assurance Systems for Exported Vape Products”, which will help reduce corporate compliance risks and provide support for the healthy and steady development of China’s vape exports. It is expected that the share of China’s vape export market is expected to be concentrated in companies that comply with regulations.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards signed a bill into law that will increase the tax on vape products and the extra dollars are going into underpaid state officials’ pockets.

According to Vapingpost, vape data collected from more than 75,000 students in grades 9 to 12 in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec in Canada showed a significant increase in teen vape use among high school students.

According to Korean media reports, from 2017 to 2022, sales of heat-not-burn cartridges in South Korea increased 6.8 times, from 79 million boxes to 539 million boxes. In the first half of 2022 alone, sales of heat-not-burn cigarette cartridges reached 293 million boxes. The industry predicts that in 2023, South Korea’s annual sales of heat-not-burn cigarette cartridges are expected to exceed the 600 million box mark for the first time.