Vapers Digest 28th September
Monday’s News at a glance:
South Africa Embraces Evidence ~ When Falling Youth Tobacco Use Becomes Another Crisis Story ~ The Question Vaping Policy Keeps Avoiding: What Happens to Smoking? ~ Smoking history is key to understanding Chronic Disease burden among people who vape ~ US Fast-Tracks Vapes. Asia Bans Them. Same Science, Opposite Rules ~ Dear Senate: If You Want to Hear From Canadians, You Have to Let Canadians Speak ~ FDA Reportedly Plans Major PMTA Overhaul ~ Prisons Turn to Vaping for Harm Reduction as Ireland Debates Tougher Restrictions ~ NAS 2026 | Cliff Douglas: Risk Continuum Should Play a Central Role in Tobacco Policy ~ NAS 2026 | FDA CTP Director Says PMTA Pathway Is “Predicated on Tobacco Harm Reduction” ~ NAS 2026 | Former FDA Tobacco Chief Mitch Zeller Calls for Shift From “End Game” to “End State” ~ Decisive Move | Haypp Goes All-In on U.S. Nicotine Pouch Market | RegWatch ~ What are nicotine pouches?
South Africa Embraces Evidence
US Fast-Tracks Vapes. Asia Bans Them. Same Science, Opposite Rules
Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA)
The United States is preparing to fast-track approvals for vapes and nicotine pouches. Across Asia-Pacific, governments are banning, seizing and prosecuting the same products, says the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA).
The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to announce within days that it will revisit its 2021 rules for new tobacco product applications. Officials reportedly aim to simplify study requirements and shorten review times, using legal alternatives to push illicit products out of the market.
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