Vap'brèves offers you your flash e-cigarette news for the 19-20 November 2016 Weekend. (Update the news on Sunday at 12h23).
UNITED KINGDOM: UKVIA, A PRO-VAPE BIG TOBACCO ASSOCIATION?
It is with despair that we discover the creation of a new association for the defense of the vaping industry in the United Kingdom: the UKVIA (The UK Vaping Industry Association). Why ? Quite simply because it welcomes the tobacco industry with open arms (BAT, Fontem Ventures, Philip Morris ...) (See article)
INDIA: OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS AFTER COP7
Just days after the end of the COP7 in New Delhi, the World Health Organization unveils its recommendations.See article)
EUROPE: A PUBLIC CONSULTATION BEFORE VAPE TAXES
The European Commission launches a public consultation and is considering new taxes on products of the vape. (See article)
UNITED STATES: INTERVIEW OF A FLORIDA PEDIATRICIAN ON THE E-CIGARETTE
The website "The Apopka Voice" gives an interview to Dr. van der Laan, a pediatrician at Florida Hospital about e-cigarettes and their potential dangers. (See article)
USA: WHAT ARE THE MOST HOSPITAL AND MOST RECENT CITIES IN THE VAPE?
Thanks to the “Vapescore.org” site, it is now possible to find out which are the most and least welcoming cities for vapers in the United States. More than 52 cities are listed according to their degree of regulation. (See article)
FRANCE: WHAT DO WE THINK OF THE NEUTRAL PACKAGE AT THE FRANCO / BELGIAN BORDER?
In May 2016, the "neutral package" came into effect. This reform of packaging of cigarette packets is part of the national anti-smoking plan (which includes the "Month without tobacco"). In recent weeks, these new packets arrived in the North. Reportage at the border. (See article)
EUROPE: NEW SCIENTIFIC BOOK ON E-CIGARETTE GOES OUT
“Analytical Assessment of e-Cigarettes: From Contents to Chemical and Particle Exposure Profiles” is the new book edited by Elsevier and RTI International which will be officially released on November 23, 2016. This new book is part of a series called "Emerging Issues in Analytical Chemistry" (Emerging issues in analytical chemistry). It is Dr Konstantinos Farsalinos who is the editor in chief of this book, he has written 2 chapters. We will find in this one many famous scientists including Gene Gillman, Stephen Hecht, Riccardo Polosa and Jonathan Thornburg as well as Neal Benowitz for the preface. This one is now available in digital version for 29,45 Euros (Buy the book)
FRANCE: BURALISTS ARE THE BUTTONS OF THE FIGHT AGAINST TOBACCO
For Alain Juppé "(...) I am familiar with the topics that occupy the news of your profession (neutral package, unfair competition of the parallel market, haemorrhage of tobacconists network, etc.) and that pose uncertainties about the future of your job. I share your concern. Your businesses are burdened with burdens, standards and constraints, which prevent them from developing and sometimes endanger them. It is necessary to support the tobacconists who contribute to the dynamism of our economy and the vitality of our territories, in particular rural (...) (See article)
