Since the legalisation of vaping products in 2019, vaping rates among students in the United Arab Emirates have increased significantly. In August 2019, UAE Government consumer watchdog, the Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (ESMA), had confirmed that new regulations known as UAE.S 5030 will allow the legal sale of e-cigarettes and...
The review of the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), identified numerous problems, in response to which a plan of action has just been announced. In July 2022, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf announced a review of its CTP department. “I have discussed this evaluation with...
A study of over 2,500 people aged between 13 and 24 found that vapers of nicotine, THC, or both, were more likely to report symptoms of anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts, when compared to their non-vaping peers. Data gathered across the globe keep indicating that mental health patients are more likely to...
Asa Saligupta, Director of ENDS Cigarette Smoke Thailand (ECST) believes that local government officials and public health experts, are in favour of lifting the local vape ban. “We remain confident that Thailand’s parliament will legalise and regulate vaping once the likely May General Election has been held. The issue is...
The extensive review of the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) found numerous problems and highlighted that the agency’s tobacco program should be proactive, not reactive. It is no secret that the FDA has been under scrutiny for multiple reasons related to the authorization of...
