[ The United Kingdom will take steps to ban disposable vapes as it seeks to curb the “alarming rise” in youth vaping throughout the country. In a statement released ahead of a school visit on Monday, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was announcing a new legislative package to ban disposable vapes as part of … Read more
[ A group of Senate Democrats on Friday called on the Biden administration to publish two final rules banning menthol-flavored cigarettes and all flavored cigars as soon as possible, amid reports the move been delayed over political concerns. “Simply put, delays in finalizing these rules will only bring more addiction and death,” the lawmakers wrote … Read more
[ Early next year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to issue a final rule prohibiting the sale of menthol cigarettes, as well as a separate rule prohibiting the sale of flavored cigars. In October, the FDA sent these two rules, which collectively could prevent hundreds of thousands of premature deaths, to the … Read more
[ The company unveiled a new bioscience laboratory on Thursday to study the health effects of vaping. The lab in Shenzhen will investigate the short- and long-term behavioural impacts of e-cigarettes compared to traditional cigarettes using 3D printed models of human lungs, Relx said. It will also examine the impact of Relx products on animal … Read more
