Vap'brèves offers you your e-cigarette flash update for 15 November 2016 Tuesday. (Update the news to 08h00).
UNITED STATES: MASTERCARD PLAYS FDA GAME AND LAUNCHES RESTRICTIONS
After the “Paypal” affair last year, it is the giant “Mastercard” which has just put the vaping industry on its back. The reason ? The FDA regulations on tobacco products that Mastercard wants to enforce even through its services. A petition on change.org was even organized (See article)
UNITED STATES: TRUMP NEW PRESIDENT, GOOD OR BAD NEW FOR VAPE?
As Donald Trump was elected President of the United States a few days ago, the question arises as to what impact this could have on the vape industry in the country. (See article)
UNITED STATES: 650 000 DEAD LESS THANKS TO SHOCK IMAGES ON CIGARETTE PACKAGES?
Useless, the neutral package, the trashy images, the maddening inscriptions on the misdeeds of smoking? Not so sure, according to science. A team of researchers from the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center (US) has re-evaluated the impact of health messages on cigarette packages. The findings of this work are published in the journal Tobacco Control. (See article)
FRANCE: ASTHMATIC ADOLESCENTS HAVE TWICE MORE RISKS OF SMOKING
The temptation to smoke would be doubly stronger in adolescents who have asthma. A paradox raised in an American study. (See article)
