Vapers Digest 24th June
Wednesday’s News at a glance:
EU Review Sparks Fierce Debate ~ CAPHRA warns Philippines health controversy raises new questions over WHO and Bloomberg policy influence ~ The EU survey – sample answers and reasoning ~ The Test Has Been Run. It’s Time to Mark the Results. ~ A Plea from an Advocate in Mongolia ~ Brussels should learn from Sweden instead of trying to sabotage it ~ Media Watch: Bhekisisa Claims Vapes ‘More Addictive Than Cigarettes’ ~ Philip Morris Italia Faces Bizarre €7 million for “Misleading” Marketing ~ Events ~ See Opportunities ~ How America’s Vape Rules Handed the Market Back to Big Tobacco ~ Don’t Freak Out About Fruit-Flavored Vapes ~ Mapping the E-Cigarette Discussion: A Computational Analysis of Textual Stance, Image Categories, and Social Media Engagement on Twitter/X ~ National Youth Tobacco Survey: FDA Publishes Peer-Reviewed Journal Article, Releases 2025 Findings ~ Secret Emails Reveal Sketchy Tactics in California Public Health’s Tobacco Ban ‘Endgame’ ~ MAGERO: Who will speak for the smokers struggling to quit? ~ The Swedish Snus Fight ~ “A cruel joke on Europe’s smokers”: French pouch ban to go ahead in April ~ Innovation the “key” to helping Europe go “smoke free” ~ Why America Should Reject France’s Nicotine Prohibition Playbook ~ From secondhand smoke to secondhand quitting ~ Shopify to bar vapes as U.S. authorities crack down on illegal industry ~ Tax Rises Built a Black Market. Britain Is Next. | IEA Interview
EU Review Sparks Fierce Debate
Dave Cross, Planet Of The Vapes
TobaccoIntelligence tells Planet of the Vapes that its new analysis reveals fierce debate over harm reduction, illicit trade, and economic fallout as supporters and sceptics flood the European Union nicotine policy review. It says that a “massive wave” of public engagement has hit the European Commission, with more than 80,000 submissions put in following the European Commission’s request for comments.
CAPHRA warns Philippines health controversy raises new questions
over WHO and Bloomberg policy influence
Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA)
The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) says fresh allegations involving senior Philippine health officials should trigger urgent scrutiny of how foreign-funded and internationally aligned interests influence domestic health policy.
Complaints reported this week allege that Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa and other Department of Health officials were involved in the diversion of P145.9 million intended for domestic health services to support a World Health Organization Western Pacific regional initiative.
The EU survey – sample answers and reasoning
European Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (ETHRA)
On 22 May 2026, the European Commission published a survey [Tobacco products and tobacco advertising – revision of EU rules] to support the development of the next round of tobacco and nicotine product regulation, with Commission proposals expected later in 2026. The PDF below reproduces the 23 survey questions and available answers, with sample answers and reasoning.
How America’s Vape Rules Handed the Market Back to Big Tobacco
Stephanie Maris, Eye On Annapolis
In a strip mall in Ohio, or possibly Kansas – it hardly matters which – you might find a man standing behind the counter of the vape shop he opened a few years ago. Given that he was selling a viable and much healthier alternative to cigarettes, he may have believed he was doing something almost radical. After all, in his own admittedly modest way, he was taking on the behemoth that is Big Tobacco.
Don’t Freak Out About Fruit-Flavored Vapes
Sally Satel, The Free Press
Mango and blueberry. Those two flavors went down in regulatory history when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the sale of fruit-flavored vapes last month, starting with those two flavors.
It was wonderful news for millions of Americans who want to quit smoking, the biggest cause of avoidable death. Adults overwhelmingly prefer flavored vape products as alternatives to smoking and are far more likely to use fruit-flavored vapes than menthol or tobacco flavored e-cigarettes to kick the habit.
Mapping the E-Cigarette Discussion: A Computational Analysis
of Textual Stance, Image Categories, and Social Media Engagement on Twitter/X
Qi Liu, Taylor & Francis
National Youth Tobacco Survey: FDA Publishes Peer-Reviewed Journal Article, Releases 2025 Findings
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is sharing findings from the 2025 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) and announcing publication of a peer-reviewed article External Link Disclaimer in Nicotine & Tobacco Research. FDA’s analysis of NYTS data shows that among U.S. students in middle school and high school, current use (defined as use on one or more days during the past 30 days) declined during 2022–2025 for tobacco products overall, combusted tobacco products, and e-cigarettes. Also, while the number of U.S. high school students reporting nicotine pouch use increased over the same time period, youth use of nicotine pouches remained low overall and was stable during 2024–2025.
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