Last month, Circular Economy Minister Mary Creagh confirmed the legislation to ban single-use vapes will come into force on 1st June 2025, in an effort to fight their environmental impact and extensive use among children. This comes after the British Medical Association (BMA) called on the UK government to tackle what they described, “the growing […]
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Stoptober 2024: Commit to Quit Today with ELQD ECIGS
In 2022, Public Health England introduced ‘Stoptober’, an initiative to encourage smokers across the UK to quit tobacco smoking. The campaign challenges current smokers to abstain from smoking for 28 days through the month of October, after a study conducted in 2011 discovered that those who stop smoking for 28 days are 5 times more […]
UKVIA Warns of Increase of Illicit Substances Contained in Vapes 2024
The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) have raised their concerns regarding the increased circulation of illicit vapes containing illegal substances and have called on the government for urgent action to be taken to protect young people. They emphasise that the regulated nicotine vape industry is in no way affiliated with the illegal ‘trend’ of using […]
Irish Government to Ban Disposable Vapes by 2025
Under the proposed laws from the Nicotine Inhaling Products Bill, there will be a complete ban on the sale, manufacture or import of single-use or disposable vapes in Ireland. The laws will also introduce a ban on point-of-sale display or advertising in shops, other than specialist shops that only sell the products. This comes after […]
Could the Rising Popularity of Nicotine Pouches Help See the Last of the Cigarette Market by 2030?
Nicotine pouches were introduced to the UK market in 2019, hence why there is so little evidence and knowledge on the product regarding population health and harm reduction. Despite being currently legal in the UK, as they are considered a tobacco-free alternative to smoking, due to the lack of research on their safety and effectiveness, […]
Vaping Deemed Safe During Pregnancy After Study Conducted on Over 1100 Women
Previous Understanding of Vaping During Pregnancy A review from the British Journal of Midwifery (BJM) (2021) focused on the use of e-cigarettes in smoking cessation during pregnancy to “assess the extent of midwives’ current knowledge and attitudes.” Summarising a paper (2018) used in their research, they found that vapes were viewed in a positive light […]
Outrage as UK Vape Tax Could See Price of E-liquid Soar to Double the Cost by 2026
This comes after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt proposed a vape tax in this year’s Spring Budget. The vape tax, due to hit the UK in October 2026, will consist of three rates for every 10ml E-liquid sold on top of the current 20% VAT in an attempt to tackle underage vaping and prevent non-smokers from taking […]
World Vapers’ Alliance Protest for the “Misperception Epidemic” on World Vape Day 2024
The World Vapers’ Alliance (WVA) have come forward to warn smokers about the rampant “misperception epidemic” around tobacco harm reduction. Recently, research revealed by Ipsos for the think tank ‘We Are Innovation’, that an astonishing 74% of smokers worldwide wrongly believe that vaping is as harmful or more harmful than smoking. The World Vaping Alliance […]
Ireland to Become the First Country in the EU to Raise the Minimum Smoking Age to 21.
The Cabinet approved the legislation for increasing the minimum age for sale of tobacco from 18 to 21, after Ireland’s Government first announced the plan in March 2024. The new proposal is designed to reduce Ireland’s adult smoking rate to be less than 5%. Currently, 18% of the population over the age of 15 are […]
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