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Shopify to ban vapes as US authorities crack down on illegal e-cigarettes industryShopify is poised to ban all vape sales from its platform this week, responding to pressure from U.S. state attorneys general. This move ta...
Philip Morris India calls for stronger enforcement and collaboration to disrupt illicit tobacco ecosystemAs per the Tobacco Institute of India (TII), in India, illicit cigarettes represent nearly one-fourth of the domestic market, with estimate...
EU launches investigation into Snapchat over child safety concerns under Digital Services ActEuropean Union regulators are probing Snapchat. Concerns exist that the platform inadequately protects children. Risks include exposure to ...
Snapchat hit with EU probe into alleged failure to prevent child grooming, illegal goods salesThe European Commission, charged with enforcing the act, said it suspected that Snapchat does not have sufficient safeguards to prevent chi...
EU grills Apple, Snapchat, YouTube over risks to childrenThe EU has asked Snapchat, YouTube, Apple, and Google to explain how they protect children online, amid growing support for restricting min...
What tourists should not do in Singapore to avoid finesSingapore enforces stringent regulations to maintain its reputation for cleanliness and order. Tourists should be aware of laws that prohib...
FDA approves Juul E-Cigarettes in U.S, ending 2022 ban and boosting vape marketThe Food and Drug Administration has permitted Juul Labs to resume e-cigarette sales in America. This decision reverses a previous ban that...
How middlemen funnel illegal Chinese vapes into the United StatesA small firm near Chicago is under scrutiny for importing millions of unauthorized Chinese vapes into the U.S., becoming a key player in th...
Maldives to phase out smoking with generational banMaldives plans to eradicate smoking. A new law will prohibit tobacco sales to those born after January 2007. This phases out smoking for fu...
Vaping ban: Experts weigh in, put Maldives, Vietnam and Belgium's examples in contextExperts have stressed the importance of such bans to combat early nicotine addiction, while addressing the marketing tactics that target ch...
Narrative claiming vapes, e-cigarettes healthier alternatives are misleading: ExpertsExperts have raised concerns about the portrayal of e-cigarettes as healthier alternatives to tobacco, warning they can lead to traditional...
Communities can't recycle or trash disposable e-cigarettes. So what happens to them?Communities in the US are grappling with the safe disposal of millions of disposable e-cigarettes, which are considered hazardous waste. Fo...
New Smoking Laws looming: Vape crackdown on the horizon | Here’s what it meansRishi Sunak has launched an extensive examination of vaping and smoking trends, and the Prime Minister is ready to prohibit disposable e-ci...
Everything you need to know about WNBA Star, Olympic medalist Brittney Griner, detained in RussiaBrittney Griner, a 32-year-old WNBA star, has been detained in Russia since February. Officials at a Moscow airport said that they had foun...
Brittney Griner, WNBA Basketball Star, gets extended 6 months detention in RussiaBrittney Griner's detention is extended for atleast 6 months as per reports. Read on for more information
Confiscation at airports, e-cigarette users cry foul, says law allows personal useDespite the new e-cigarette prohibition law excluding personal use, e-cigarette users are reporting seizures of their devices at airports a...
UK health policy body says e-cigarettes less harmful: Trade representatives' letter to Harsh VardhanThe Union Health Ministry has put the draft of a bill, that will replace an ordinance issued in September to ban e-cigarettes, in public do...
E-cigarettes still being sold month after ordinance, experts call for awareness programmes"The government has to understand that its vigil needs to be strengthened since the illegal sale of e-cigarettes flourishes whenever there ...
View: Why ban vaping but not the more dangerous bidis?Vaping has certainly caused some deaths and diseases but these pale into insignificance when compared to more than a million deaths a year ...
Ordinance on e-cigarettes welcome but only total ban can solve problem: ExpertsConcerns have spiralled after the deaths of two youths in the US, one in June and another in August, were tied to vaping.