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Nicotine pouch use among young Canadians rose to 34.8 percent by 2026
A longitudinal study tracked 3,400 Canadians aged 17 to 27 and found past-month use increased from 1 percent in 2022 to 8.5 percent in 2026. Only one-third of those who tried the product had also smoked cigarettes.
citizen.co.zaSouth Africa Tobacco Bill Remains Pending as Smoking Raises TB Risks
A South African public health professor states that the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill, tabled in December 2022, has not yet passed. The bill would add packaging rules, advertising limits, and stronger smoke-free laws. Smoking already contributes to…
manufacturing.netFDA Issues New Guidance on Unauthorized E-Cigarettes and Nicotine Pouches
The Food and Drug Administration published a six-page memo permitting certain unauthorized products to remain on the market during scientific review. The change shifts enforcement priorities and bypasses standard public comment procedures.
StatBritain Adopts Tobacco-Free Generation Law While Massachusetts Considers Repeal
The United Kingdom enacted a tobacco-free generation law that bars sales to anyone born after January 1, 2009. Twenty-four Massachusetts communities already use a similar nicotine-free generation policy. State legislation that would repeal local authority over the policy has adva…
upi.comFDA Approves Flavored Vapes; Commissioner Marty Makary Resigns
Marty Makary stepped down on May 12, 2026, after one year in the post, citing private opposition to the Trump administration's approval of blueberry and mango flavored vape pods manufactured by Glas Inc. HHS chief spokesperson Rich Danker resigned the next day over the same polic…
StatFDA Updates Enforcement Priorities for E-Cigarettes and Nicotine Pouches Pending Application Review
The agency will not prioritize action against manufacturers whose applications have been filed and accepted or who have submitted sufficient data on flavored vapes. The guidance, first reported by the New York Times, skips the usual draft and public comment process.
upi.comFDA Delays Enforcement on Some Flavored Vapes and Nicotine Pouches with Pending Applications
The agency announced it will not prioritize action against manufacturers with accepted applications that submitted sufficient public health data. The policy, issued without a draft for public comment, follows last week's authorization of two fruit-flavored vapes by Los Angeles-ba…
news18.comFDA Allows Sale of Fruit-Flavored Vapes After Policy Shift
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the sale of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes. NPR interviewed former FDA tobacco chief Mitch Zeller on the agency's policy shift. The segment aired on Morning Edition on May 7, 2026.
indiatoday.intoday.inUK Tobacco and Vapes Bill Receives Royal Assent, Implementing Generational Ban on Sales to Post-2009 Births
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill received Royal Assent on 2026-04-29. It prohibits selling tobacco to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009. Children born on 2026-04-29 will never legally be sold cigarettes under the new law.
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewUK Parliament Passes Bill Gradually Raising Cigarette Purchase Age to Lifetime Ban for Post-2008 Births
The UK Parliament approved the Tobacco and Vapes Bill on April 22, 2026, prohibiting cigarette purchases for anyone born after December 31, 2008. The legislation raises the minimum buying age annually and grants regulatory powers over tobacco and vaping products. It awaits formal…
UK Parliament Approves Tobacco and Vapes Bill Prohibiting Sales to Post-2008 Births
Both houses of the UK Parliament approved the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, prohibiting tobacco purchases for anyone born on or after January 1, 2009. The legislation aims to create a smoke-free generation and grants new powers to regulate vaping and public smoking. Health officials ha…