Vap'News offers you your flash news around the e-cigarette for the day of Wednesday 13 February 2019. (Update the news at 09h30)
SWITZERLAND: PHILIP MORRIS WANTS TO DEVELOP THE HEALTH ASPECT OF HIS IQOS
Philip Morris, the largest cigarette manufacturer in the world, wants to use the technology contained in its new vaping products to provide health screening services to its users. (See article)
CANADA: JUUL INVITES IN THE CANNABIS DEBATES!
The mandate registered in the Registry of Lobbyists specifies that JUUL wishes to "explain" to elected officials and Quebec officials how this bill, which essentially aims to prohibit the purchase of cannabis by those under the age of 21, "could have an impact on vaping in Quebec ”. (See article)
USA: CITY OF CHICAGO ATTACKS 27 ONLINE VAPE SHOP
More than 27 online e-cigarette shops are facing a lawsuit in the city of Chicago, which claims that companies have illegally sold tobacco products to minors. The city also claims to take action against four physical shops in Chicago for similar violations. (See article)
EUROPE: COMMISSION TO REVIEW CONTRACTS BETWEEN F1 AND TOBACCO
After an investigation launched by the Australian authorities, the European Commission will examine the recent associations between the teams and the tobacco companies. Are Mission Winnow and A Better Tomorrow legal campaigns? This is the question that the European Commission will be examining in the coming weeks. Behind the initiatives of Philip Morris and British American Tobacco, the specter of disguised tobacco advertising is visible. (See article)
