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Livs trade union warns against EU nicotine taxes: “Threatens Swedish jobs”

Sharp increases in EU taxes on white snus and e-liquid could become a reality. It risks hitting Swedish production and thousands of jobs. The Livs trade union is now calling on the government to defend both harm reduction and the industry.

To the Swedish Government: ”Stand up for public health and say no to unreasonable nicotine taxes”

The EU wants to slow down harm reduction by making smokeless nicotine products more expensive - while Sweden is the clearest proof that a different approach works. This is the view of several consumer-driven organisations that...

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Study: Continued vejping reduces risk of relapse

A study from Queen Mary University of London shows that smokers who quit using e-cigarettes and then continue to vejpa are less likely to start smoking again.

Tax increase would reduce vejpanding in China - but made more people start smoking

When China raised taxes on e-cigarettes, the aim was to reduce vejpa. A recent follow-up study also shows that use actually decreased. However, the price was that smoking increased among the same people,...

Prohibition on paper - millions of vejpar anyway in Mexico

Mexico is tightening the law against vejp products. New amendments to the country's federal health law now criminalise the entire commercial handling - from production to advertising - with penalties of up to eight years in prison.

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EU Commissioner under fire for smoke-free nicotine statement

EU health commissioner Olivér Várhelyi is heavily criticised after claiming that smokeless nicotine products are as harmful as cigarettes. The statement is questioned by scientists and provokes strong reactions. Olivér Várhelyi is now accused of...

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US e-cig industry caught between FDA, China and political symbolism

A US vejp company with a strong MAGA profile markets its disposable weapons as ”Made in USA” - while importing key components from China. A review shows how patriotic rhetoric, harsh criticism of China and an even more...

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Banning line reversed in EU - no common position yet for COP11

The EU has still not managed to find a common position for the WHO meeting on the tobacco convention that starts next week.

Flavour bans are spreading across the EU - but a majority still allow variety

The trend for European countries to ban flavoured e-liquids is gaining momentum. This year, Latvia became the ninth country in a row to ban flavoured e-liquids - and more are on the way. In the majority of...

New tax on vejp products in the UK - and requirement for stamps on all packaging

According to a new directive from the UK government, from 1 October 2026 the UK will introduce a special tax on vejp products called ”Vaping Products Duty”. The tax will have a broad impact and cover all...

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Fierce EU battle on smoke-free nicotine ahead of WHO tobacco meeting - Sweden on the frontline

EU member states are on a collision course ahead of the secret WHO tobacco meeting. Sweden has a crucial role to play, but experts warn of the risks of compromise. "Don't let the prohibitionists get an inch"

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France: 130,000 in protest against new tax on e-juice

”Don't kill the vejp”. A petition against the French government's plans to tax e-liquid, ban online sales and effectively equate vejp products with smoking tobacco, has gathered over 130,000 signatures in just three months.