The EU Regulation on the classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals (CLP) has been updated. The updates introduce new information requirements and notification obligations for companies who manufacture, import into the EU, or mix products classified as health or physical hazards. The EU......
Read MoreThe Chinese government will begin taxing vaping products beginning Nov. 1. The news came in a joint announcement by the Chinese Ministry of Finance, General Administration of Customs and State Taxation Administration.The two-pronged levy will include a 36 percent tax on the production or import of e......
Read MoreCigarettes are made of fermented, processed and dried tobacco leaves and stems (with some additives). Smoking them allows the nicotine to be absorbed into the blood through the lungs. Blood carrying nicotine reaches the brain within seconds, producing the mental effects smokers are after and satisfy......
Read MoreIt’s long been accepted that nicotine acts as a weight suppressant. When smokers quit, they usually gain weight. But a recent study shows how nicotine affects metabolism by triggering the body to burn certain kinds of fat cells through a process called thermogenesis.Thermogenic (“beige”) fat cells a......
Read MoreThe Tobacco Products Directive (2014/40/EU) entered into force on 19 May 2014 and became applicable in EU countries on 20 May 2016. The Directive lays down rules governing the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products. These include cigarettes, roll your own tobacco, pipe to......
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