Archive of all vaping articles – Page 3
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NewsCity snapshot: British American Tobacco hit by US economic slowdown and rise of illegal vapes
British American Tobacco is taking a £25bn one-off hit as it writes down the value of its traditional cigarette brands in the US, the London-listed group said this morning in a trading and strategy update.
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NewsBAT launches media campaign calling for new vape regulations
BAT is calling for dessert and soft drink vape flavours to be banned, and the use of marketing slogans and imagery involving toys, cartoons, and sweets to be outlawed
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NewsCity snapshot: British American Tobacco urges crackdown on vaping
British American Tobacco, the UK’s largest listed tobacco and vaping company, has launched what it called “a multi-pronged media campaign” urging for new regulations on vaping.
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NewsThousand-puff disposable vapes expected to hit UK market early next year
The device provides a significant improvement on the industry standard 600-puff devices, while remaining within UK regulations, the company says
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NewsElfBar ‘taught a lesson’ in overfilling scandal amid disposables ban talks
Earlier this year, several ElfBar and Lost Mary devices were found to contain 50% more than the legal limit of liquid nicotine in independent testing
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Comment & OpinionBig Vape: the Rise and Fall of Juul is a cautionary tale for UK
None of the lessons from the US appear to have been learned either by the government or the industry
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NewsVape brand ditches brightly coloured disposables to deter underage use
The measures will be implemented across Supreme’s 88Vape range in the coming months
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Tobacco, Vaping & Accessories
With the cost of living still high, value cigarettes and tobacco are continuing to take centre stage. However, with both of these sectors and vaping coming under increasing government scrutiny, the heat is on. Find out how suppliers are responding to the pressures currently knocking at the ...
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Comment & OpinionThreat or tool: what’s the future of non-combustible tobacco products?
It’s impossible to deny vapes have helped many people kick their cigarette smoking habit
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Comment & OpinionA smoke-free UK requires smarter vaping regulation
Now is the time to establish a level playing field of smarter regulation, with better enforcement, rooted in consistent and compelling science, says Kingsley Wheaton, chief growth & strategy officer at BAT
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NewsSGF and ElfBar launch disposable vape recycling programme across convenience stores
It marks the first step of a long-term programme that has been designed to ensure raw materials, including plastics and the battery, are properly dismantled and recycled
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NewsSuperdrug to stop selling disposable vapes over environmental concerns
The decision means brands such as Vuse Go and Flavaah Bar will no longer be sold by the health & beauty retailer
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NewsVape and laughing gas thefts soar as calls to ban single-use devices grow
The rising thefts come in response to increasing demand for these goods
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NewsDinner Lady scrambles overseas factories to ensure vape supply after devastating fire
Firefighters used an aerial ladder platform and stinger to bring the fire under control and issued guidance to anyone in the area to close windows and doors
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InterviewsPMI’s Christian Woolfenden on tobacco’s smoke-free future
Philip Morris International’s UK&I MD Christian Woolfenden has made a career in life’s vices. But he believes the things we love don’t have to harm us
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NewsVape industry body ejects tobacco companies from membership
UKVIA said the move had been made in response to “the ingrained external misperception” that it is “largely financially supported by tobacco firms”
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NewsPhilip Morris launches new heated tobacco range
The cheapest of the range – the Iluma One – has a recommended retail price of £39 and includes two packs of tobacco refill sticks.
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Category ReportHow batteries are going green
Improper battery disposal is causing ever more fires. Brands are mounting an education drive and upping their green strategies
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Comment & OpinionAre pack inserts the smoke-free solution or vape makers’ dream?
A recent Cancer Research UK report expects the government’s smoke-free target not to be met until 2039
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Comment & OpinionLocal authorities can’t hope to enforce disposable vape ban
Try to report stores already flouting regulations and the response from Trading Standards is usually nothing, says ACS CEO James Lowman