As of April 1, France has criminalized the sale and possession of nicotine pouches and other tobacco-free oral nicotine products.

Five years after IQOS first scaled in Japan, heated tobacco has quietly become the dominant reduced-risk format across South Korea, Japan, and parts of Southeast Asia.

Internal documents from the European Commission outline aggressive cuts to the existing 20mg nicotine ceiling, with stricter pod-volume limits also under review.

Independent third-party testing across 32 retail SKUs shows wildly inconsistent label accuracy, raising urgent questions about supply-chain certification.

After multiple delays, the UK will fully enforce its single-use vape ban next week. Retailers face up to £10,000 in fines per offense.

Refillable pod systems gained 18% market share over disposables in Q1 2026 — driven by both regulatory pressure and consumer cost calculus.

The agency cited mislabeling, presence of synthetic cannabinoids, and unauthorized health claims across products sold in 23 states.