- The US FDA requires 80 retailers to stop selling unauthorized ELFBAR, LOSTMARY and other vapes, and imposes a $20,000 fine on 8 retailers that have not corrected the violations. The FDA said it will continue to crack down on the sale of unauthorized vapesto teenagers.
- British American Tobacco CEO Tadeu Marocco called for heavier penalties for the import of illegal vapesfrom China, pointing out that these products are damaging the legal market in the United States. Due to delayed reviews and the proliferation of illegal vapes, BAT expects it to have difficulty achieving its revenue targets in 2025.
- Yinghe Technology responded on the interactive platform to whether its subsidiary SKEplans to launch nicotine bags, emphasizing that SKEhas no plans to launch nicotine snus.
- Polish Minister of Health Izabela Leszczyna announced plans to ban the sale of all vapes, including nicotine-free vapesto minors from January 1, 2025. The draft revised Tobacco Law aims to reduce the use of vapesby young people and expand the scope of the ban.
- Wolverhampton City Council in England seized thousands of illegal cigarettes, vapesand tobacco products in multiple stores, including “HAYATI” brand vapes with an estimated retail value of £8,260.
- British American Tobacco’s Korean subsidiary announced the launch of NeoFresco, a special cigarette stick in the GloHyper series, priced at approximately $3.47.
- Taiwan’s ‘Department of Health’ stated that no vapeshave been approved. The production, import, sale, supply, display or advertising of unauthorized new tobacco products will be subject to a fine of up to $152,263, and users may face a fine of approximately $305.