Features
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InterSupply First Timers
InterSupply has long been the tobacco industry’s premier showcase for innovation, and 2025 was no exception.
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Expert Insight: Navigating EU’s TED and TPD3
Europe’s next phase of tobacco and nicotine regulation is approaching quickly. At InterTabac 2025 in Dortmund on September 19...
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New Zealand Teen Vaping Drops
New Zealand has seen a dramatic decline in vaping among school-aged teens, while daily smoking rates remain nearly nonexistent, according to the latest survey...
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Korea Advances Synthetic Nicotine Bill
South Korea moved a step closer to regulating synthetic nicotine as tobacco after the National Assembly’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee approved...
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EU Clash Over Tobacco Taxes
European lawmakers and experts sharply challenged the European Commission’s proposed overhaul of tobacco taxation during a tense November 20 meeting...
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Countries Strengthen Illicit Trade Fight
Parties to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products concluded their fourth session in Geneva with a slate of decisions designed to tighten...
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InterTabac 2025: New Products Seen
InterTabac has long been the preferred launch pad for companies across the tobacco and nicotine sectors to unveil their latest innovations. The 2025 edition was no exception.
InterSupply First Timers
InterSupply has long been the tobacco industry’s premier showcase for innovation, and 2025 was no exception.
Dec 2, 2025
Expert Insight: Navigating EU’s TED and TPD3
Europe’s next phase of tobacco and nicotine regulation is approaching quickly. At InterTabac 2025 in Dortmund on September 19...
Dec 2, 2025
New Zealand Teen Vaping Drops
New Zealand has seen a dramatic decline in vaping among school-aged teens, while daily smoking rates remain nearly nonexistent, according to the latest survey...
Dec 2, 2025
Korea Advances Synthetic Nicotine Bill
South Korea moved a step closer to regulating synthetic nicotine as tobacco after the National Assembly’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee approved...
Dec 2, 2025
EU Clash Over Tobacco Taxes
European lawmakers and experts sharply challenged the European Commission’s proposed overhaul of tobacco taxation during a tense November 20 meeting...
Dec 2, 2025
Countries Strengthen Illicit Trade Fight
Parties to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products concluded their fourth session in Geneva with a slate of decisions designed to tighten...
Dec 2, 2025
InterTabac 2025: New Products Seen
InterTabac has long been the preferred launch pad for companies across the tobacco and nicotine sectors to unveil their latest innovations. The 2025 edition was no exception.
Nov 18, 2025
The Final Battle in Tobacco Control
During November 17-22, Geneva will host the 11th Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).
Nov 18, 2025
Tobacco Asia Podcast #48: Hugo Azinheira, Filtrona
In this episode, Hugo Azinheira of Filtrona discusses with host Thomas Schmid the company’s pioneering work in sustainable, plastic-free filters for the tobacco industry.
Nov 18, 2025
Vietnam Moves to Ban Vape & HTP Investment
Vietnam’s Ministry of Health wants the amended Law on Investment to clearly ban all investment and business activities related to e-cigarettes and heated tobacco...
Nov 18, 2025
New Zealand Slammed for Industry Interference
An international study labeled New Zealand the “most deteriorated” country for tobacco industry interference, marking a sharp drop from second place in 2023...
Nov 18, 2025
Former WHO Leaders Push Harm Reduction
Former senior officials of the World Health Organization (WHO) called for major reforms to global tobacco policy and urged governments to adopt tobacco harm reduction (THR) strategies.
Nov 18, 2025
Industry Leaders Call for Unified, Science-Based Harm Reduction
During a major tobacco industry conference in Brussels held in early October, speakers from regulatory, scientific, technological, and commercial sectors...
Nov 18, 2025
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