In recent reports, anti-tobacco groups have expressed alarm at a rise in the number of sweet-flavored tobacco products available, particularly in the form of cigars and e-cigarettes. The reason for this increase, these reports suggest, is that tobacco companies are trying to lure children in as customers. We’ll leave the [...]
TAMPA, Fla. (April 5, 2017) — Nicopure Labs, LLC, the leading manufacturer of premium American-made e-liquids, announces its Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) compliance with 23 member states of the European Union (EU) in a certification statement sent to distributors of its products. Nov. 20, 2016 was the deadline for submission [...]
In 2001 the European Union enacted its Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) to regulate conventional tobacco products across the Continent. Thirteen years later the EU amended the TPD to incorporate vaping products, regardless of their lack of tobacco content. The vaping industry had been put on notice. May 20, 2016 was [...]
Watch Dr. Chris Russell, behavioral psychologist and senior research fellow at the Centre for Substance Use Research in Glasgow, Scotland, speak with Patricia Kovacevic about common misconceptions about nicotine, the difference in communication between the UK and US governments, and tobacco harm reduction. CONTENT OVERVIEW @4:36-Misconceptions about nicotine @12:02-Communications around e-cigarettes in [...]
Patricia Kovacevic, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Nicopure Labs, and Charles Hamshaw-Thomas discuss the state of the vaping industry. Hamshaw-Thomas is the head of corporate and legal affairs for Nicopure Labs in Europe. CONTENT OVERVIEW @1:20 Discussion of where the industry is and where it’s going @3:50 Evolution of vaping [...]
The Cole-Bishop Amendment has been a key player in the ongoing battle between the FDA and the vaping industry. What started as just a general disagreement against FDA regulations, quickly became an amendment sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) and Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA). Together, they have formed a [...]
Watch David Sweanor, Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Ottawa, speak with Patricia Kovacevic, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Nicopure Labs about the vaping industry, Canadian law versus U.S. law, and why it's important for governments to facilitate the vaping industry rather than hinder it. CONTENT [...]
TAMPA, Fla. (Jan. 31, 2017) — Nicopure Labs, LLC, the leading manufacturer of premium American-made e-liquids, releases a statement in response to the report on reshaping the U.S. tobacco policy. The report – authored by Clive Bates, director at Counterfactual, Eli Lehrer, president and co-founder of R Street Institute and [...]
Patricia Kovacevic, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Nicopure Labs, and Charles Hamshaw-Thomas discuss the status of the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) implementation in Europe. Thomas is the head of corporate and legal affairs for Nicopure Labs in Europe. CONTENT OVERVIEW @3:19 Insights and benefits about Article 20 @5:31 Anomalies the [...]
The FDA has issued new draft guidance clarifying its requirements for vape shops. While we at Nicopure Labs see this development as an encouraging sign, it’s important to remember the recommendations included in the draft are still nonbinding and will need broad support from the retail community. What This Could [...]
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