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Your Total Tobacco Packaging Solution Partner
Shunho Luxin delivers total tobacco packaging solutions across the entire product spectrum, from heritage classics like cigarettes, blunt wraps, and shisha...
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Malaysia’s Nicotine Rules in Question
Malaysia’s decision not to pursue its appeal against a High Court ruling on liquid nicotine has left the government facing calls to clarify the legal framework governing nicotine-containing vape products.
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EU Delays Tobacco Tax Vote
The European Union has delayed a key vote on proposed higher tobacco and nicotine taxes until November, giving Sweden additional time to form a new government following its September 13 election.
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Imperial Buys Helwit Nicotine Pouches
Imperial Brands acquired Swedish modern oral nicotine company Yoik Group AB, owner of the Helwit nicotine pouch brand, in a move that more than doubles...
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Koplow Appointed CTP Director
Bret Koplow, Ph.D., J.D., will serve as the director of the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), the Department of Health...
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The US Food and Drug Administration’s Regulatory Reset
The US Food and Drug Administration has spent much of the middle of the year sending a series of signals that together offer perhaps the regulatory...
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The Future of Cigarettes
For more than half a century, the conventional cigarette has been portrayed as a product living on borrowed time.
Your Total Tobacco Packaging Solution Partner
Shunho Luxin delivers total tobacco packaging solutions across the entire product spectrum, from heritage classics like cigarettes, blunt wraps, and shisha...
Sep 15, 2026
Malaysia’s Nicotine Rules in Question
Malaysia’s decision not to pursue its appeal against a High Court ruling on liquid nicotine has left the government facing calls to clarify the legal framework governing nicotine-containing vape products.
Sep 14, 2026
EU Delays Tobacco Tax Vote
The European Union has delayed a key vote on proposed higher tobacco and nicotine taxes until November, giving Sweden additional time to form a new government following its September 13 election.
Sep 14, 2026
Imperial Buys Helwit Nicotine Pouches
Imperial Brands acquired Swedish modern oral nicotine company Yoik Group AB, owner of the Helwit nicotine pouch brand, in a move that more than doubles...
Sep 14, 2026
Koplow Appointed CTP Director
Bret Koplow, Ph.D., J.D., will serve as the director of the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), the Department of Health...
Sep 14, 2026
The US Food and Drug Administration’s Regulatory Reset
The US Food and Drug Administration has spent much of the middle of the year sending a series of signals that together offer perhaps the regulatory...
Sep 14, 2026
The Future of Cigarettes
For more than half a century, the conventional cigarette has been portrayed as a product living on borrowed time.
Sep 14, 2026
JUUL2 Wins FDA Authorization for US Market
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized Juul Labs to market its updated JUUL2 e-cigarette system in the US, including tobacco- and menthol-flavored pods.
Sep 2, 2026
US Court Deals FDA Major Blow on Vape Reviews
A federal appeals court has handed the US vaping industry one of its most consequential regulatory victories in years, ruling that the Food and Drug...
Sep 2, 2026
US FDA Clears 11 Higher-Strength ZYN Pouches
The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized 11 ZYN Ultra nicotine pouch products, including an 11 mg variant, expanding the US portfolio of Philip Morris...
Sep 2, 2026
Coalition Pushes 80% Excise Cut
Australia’s Coalition has called for tobacco excise to be cut by at least 80%, making the proposal the centerpiece of a wider package aimed at the country’s illicit tobacco market.
Sep 2, 2026
The Business of Manufacturing Nicotine Pouches
Nothing about the shift was sudden. For a long time, nicotine pouches were a small Scandinavian niche category, primarily for nearby consumers seeking to quit...
Sep 2, 2026
China’s Supply Chain Champions
Every September, InterTabac and InterSupply in Dortmund, Germany—the world’s leading dual trade fair for tobacco products, tobacco processing, raw materials...
Sep 2, 2026
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