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2FIRSTS | GSTHR Estimates 200 Million People Use Non-Combustible Nicotine Products as 28 Countries Show Rising Use Alongside Falling Smoking Rates
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (900+ words) According to The Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction 2026: A Situation Report, published by the Knowledge·Action·Change-operated Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction project, about 200 million people worldwide now use non-combustible nicotine products including vapes, heated tobacco products, nicotine…...
2FIRSTS | JUUL2 Sued Within a Week of FDA Authorization as AJ Marketing Alleges Infringement of Programmable Vape Patent
9+ hour, 43+ min ago (637+ words) According to federal court records in Delaware and reporting by Bloomberg Law, AJ Marketing LLC filed a patent infringement lawsuit against JUUL Labs on September 3, 2026, alleging that JUUL 1 and JUUL2 infringe U.S. Patent No. 8,851,068 B2. The case was filed less than a week…...
2FIRSTS | Altria’s USSTC Starts $250 Million Kentucky Expansion, Adding More Than 200 Jobs
5+ hour, 30+ min ago (761+ words) According to The Lane Report and local media on September 8, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, an Altria Group operating company, has broken ground on an approximately $250 million manufacturing expansion in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The project will add roughly 270,000 square feet at USSTC’s existing…...
2FIRSTS | Elf Bar Vape Explosion and Amputation Claim Spurs Coverage Suit, U.S. Insurer MUSIC Seeks Ruling It Owes No Duty to Defend or Indemnify Distributor i5
9+ hour, 38+ min ago (1288+ words) ● MUSIC is seeking a declaration that it owes no duty to defend or indemnify i5 Distribution in the related product liability lawsuit. ● The plaintiff alleges that an Elf Bar BC5000 caught fire and exploded in his pocket in November 2022, causing injuries that…...
2FIRSTS | F1 Faces Renewed Pressure Over Tobacco and Nicotine Sponsorships as 67 Groups Target ZYN and VELO Ahead of Madrid Race
7+ hour, 36+ min ago (1116+ words) According to an open letter released by Spanish tobacco-control organization Nofumadores.org and reporting by Spanish news agency EFE on September 7, 67 Spanish and international public-health, medical, tobacco-control and consumer groups have called on Formula 1 to end sponsorships linked to the…...
2FIRSTS | Product | BAT Rolls Out Vuse Pro in U.S. With App-Based Age Verification and Four 5% Flavored Pods
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1196+ words) 1. This article is intended strictly for internal industry exchanges and information sharing within the vaping/tobacco trade, and does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of any brand or product. 2. All images and visuals presented herein are solely used for…...
2FIRSTS | Bret Koplow Takes Permanent Charge of FDA Tobacco Center After Pushing Faster PMTA Reviews, as HHS Emphasizes Innovation and Access to Lower-Risk Alternatives
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (840+ words) According to an announcement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on September 8, 2026, Bret Koplow has been formally appointed director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products. Koplow had already been serving as acting director. The…...
2FIRSTS | BAT Launches Flavored Vuse Pro With Age-Verification Technology in U.S. Without FDA Authorization
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (1340+ words) British American Tobacco’s Reynolds American has begun selling flavored Vuse Pro e-cigarettes equipped with mandatory age-verification technology in the United States, offering four non-tobacco flavors before the products have received marketing authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. STAT…...
2FIRSTS | Product | JT Refreshes Ploom CUBE Design and Expands Japan Retail Distribution, Targeting Younger Men and Female Users
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (1041+ words) 1. This article is intended strictly for internal industry exchanges and information sharing within the vaping/tobacco trade, and does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of any brand or product. 2. All images and visuals presented herein are solely used for…...
2FIRSTS | Australia Tobacco Tax Debate Spreads Within Labor as NSW Premier Minns Reaffirms Support for a Cut
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (1135+ words) According to information released by the Liberal Party of Australia on September 8, New South Wales Labor Premier Chris Minns reaffirmed in a Sky News interview that he supports reducing tobacco excise, arguing that current tax settings are pushing consumers toward…...