Monthly Archives: August 2013

While much of the EU’s attention is focused on e-cigarettes, another category of reduced-risk nicotine products, Heated Tobacco Products (HTPs), is also navigating a complex regulatory landscape. Brands like IQOS (Philip Morris International) and glo (British American Tobacco) heat specially designed tobacco sticks to release a nicotine-containing aerosol, rather than burning tobacco like traditional cigarettes. […]

As EU Member States implement increasingly stringent regulations on vaping products – from flavor bans and disposable vape prohibitions to higher taxes – a concerning side effect is the potential growth of an unregulated black market. When legal, compliant products become less accessible or more expensive, a void can be created that illegal operators are […]