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BAT shoehorns its nicotine pouches onto the Canadian market
On Tuesday this week, Health Canada made public its decision to issue a natural health food license to a subsidiary of British American Tobacco. As a result, British American Tobacco has become [...]BAT doubles down on disposable vapes in Canada (while regulators in other countries push back).
This post provides an update on disposable electronic nicotine devices in Canada, identifies some important information gaps in Canada and notes key developments with respect to these single-use [...]Six take-aways from Canada’s student smoking survey
This month Health Canada released the results of the most recent Canadian Student, Alcohol and Tobacco Survey, with data collected in selected schools across Canada (except New Brunswick) during [...]The continuing divide on E-cigarettes for smoking cessation: Part 1 – research findings
One of the few agreements about e-cigarettes is that there is still no consensus about the role they play in helping smokers quit.
This post reports on the conflicting (and missing) evidence on [...]Health Canada’s vaping flavour ban is still missing in action.
It's time to admit it is dead.
In June 2021 Health Canada stated its intention to reduce youth vaping by removing flavourings from vaping liquids, and published draft regulations to that [...]The updated Cochrane review of e-cigarettes — and what it should mean for Canada
Last week, the UK based health charity, Cochrane, released its sixth report on the evidence on the use of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation. This post reflects on how this and other Cochrane [...]Doctors seek Federal Court Order to Force Health Canada to Comply with Tobacco Law
Mandatory Report More Than Five Months Overdue
(Ottawa – November 14, 2022) Today a national health charity applied for a Federal Court order directing Health Canada to complete its overdue [...]BAT’s disposable “VUSE GO” arrives in Canada.
Last week BAT/Imperial Tobacco Canada began selling the disposable vaping device Vuse Go in Canada.
From the advertising copy on its website, it appears that this new product is being used to [...]VEEBA: In a surprise move, PMI launches disposable vapes in Canada
This week Canadian consumers and health regulators are facing a significant development in the vaping market, as the world's largest tobacco company introduces VEEBA - an affordable and fancy [...]
