- The U.S. Court of Appeals supported the lawsuit of five vapemanufacturers, asking the FDA to re-evaluate the marketing denial order (MDO) and retain their market access rights. The five manufacturers can now continue to sell their products until the agency conducts a new scientific review of their premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) or until the Supreme Court takes action.
- Recently, the Market Administration of Xing’an Province, Vietnam, centralized the destruction of a batch of seized illegal vapes. Previously (June 6), the agency and relevant law enforcement departments seized the largest batch of illegalvapesin history during a surprise inspection, seizing 164,000 illegal vapes and nearly 10 tons of vape accessories, involving vape brands FLUM, LOSTMARY, GEEKBAR, etc.
- Altria Group’s latest financial report shows that in the first half of 2024, on! Nicotine bag shipments increased by 35% year-on-year, and market share continued to rise; NJOY has also steadily increased its shipments and U.S. retail share since its acquisition. Although the group’s net income has declined slightly, the performance of new product lines has shown a positive trend.
- The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and the Queensland Department of Health seized more than 10,000 nicotine bags and hundreds of illegal vapesin a joint enforcement operation. Since January 2024, the Australian Border Force and the TGA have seized more than 3.5 million vapes.
- Relevant researchers in the United States investigated state data provided by the “Smoke-Free Kids Campaign”. The data showed that although Wyoming prohibits the sale of vapesto people under the age of 21, the state has the highest rate of vapeuse among teenagers, and nearly one-third of teenagers have used vapes in the past year. California has the lowest rate of vape use, at 6%.
- Krzysztof Landa, former Deputy Minister of Health of Poland, expressed his views on the reasons for the increase in consumption taxes on tobacco products. He believes that increasing tobacco taxes is not enough to encourage people to quit smoking. High taxes can weaken the attractiveness of related tobacco products and may also lead to an increase in the illegal import and production of tobacco products.