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FIVAPE's media watch on vaping in France and around the world: February 2025
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02/28/25 | FÉDÉRATION ADDICTION
The evidence is in: vape helps people stop smoking. Instead of pitting it against other solutions, let's integrate it fully into the fight against smoking, with an appropriate framework and effective prevention.
Vape and smoking: where do things stand?
02/27/25 | CONTEXT
On the occasion of the February 25 publication of this law, the French vape industry's interprofessional association regretted that "systems with sealed cartridges that cannot be refilled" with liquid were not "explicitly" banned.
Fivape regrets that the law banning puffs does not go far enough
02/27/25 | REPORTERRE
Read FIVAPE's expert opinion on the puff issue in this article on this investigative environmental media.
Puffs were a hit with schoolchildren - now they're banned
02/26/25 | BFM TV
Following the ban, a survey of tobacconists selling puffs. Explanations from a young girl who buys on the black market (even before the law). What are the public authorities doing?
Disposable electronic cigarettes: puff ban comes into force, but parallel markets cause concern
02/26/25 | TOBACCO ANALYSIS
Fake news in the Daily Mail. To conclude that vaping is as harmful as smoking is irresponsible and once again plays into the hands of the tobacco industry. Dr. Siegel's clear explanation
02/26/25 | LA VOIX DU NORD
Warning! Unpublished study (not even a preprint), no information on the protocol or results (making it impossible for experts to review). It is “merely” a statement by a (sports) physician that has caught the attention of the sensationalist media.
Dementia, heart disease, and organ failure: A study warns of the dangers of e-cigarettes
25/02/25 | LEGIFRANCE
The law banning puffs has been published in the Journal Officiel.
Systems with sealed, non-refillable cartridges, favored by the tobacco industry and yet meeting the description of banned products, are explicitly exempted.
Read the article published in the JO
02/23/25 | LA PRESSE
In the United States, after a precipitous fall, youth smoking is now below 2% (15% in France). In New York, public authorities are now targeting manufacturers who openly target young people with marketing + disposable vape products.
New York State sues e-cigarette industry
02/23/25 | MEDICAL XPRESS
U.S. study: Restricting flavors does lead to a decline in vaping… but also to an increase in cigarette smoking.
02/22/25 | BBC
A British study shows that smokers may be discouraged from quitting because of a misperception of the relative risks of vaping compared to smoking cigarettes.
Vaping myths deter smokers quitting', says study
02/21/25 | VAPING POST
Always one step ahead, the United Kingdom is launching “ Studies ” on young people and vaping, to base its approach on facts and science.
Youth Vaping: The United Kingdom Launches a Massive 10-Year Study
02/20/25 | LE FIGARO
The recidivism failure rate for quitting smoking is directly linked to a statistic: more than 1 in 2 smokers don't use a cessation aid (= 90% failure rate). This reflects the public's lack of information on ALL solutions.
02/20/25 | ETHRA
In early February, European Commissioner W. Hoekstra said "smoking kills, vaping kills" in response to a member of parliament. These damaging and unscientific remarks led ETHRA to write to the Commissioner and members of the Public Health Committee.
False and misleading statements about vaping
02/20/25 | VAPING POST
In recent days, many media outlets have reported on a recent study regarding the effects of smoking and vaping on oral health, using highly alarmist headlines (regarding vaping). An excellent analysis.
A meta-analysis on the effects of vaping on periodontal health
02/19/25 | SANTÉ PUBLIQUE FRANCE
Santé publique France / Tabac Info Service launch new anti-smoking campaign. No information on support tools, the No. 1 factor in reducing the failure rate, particularly vape, scientifically proven to be the most effective tool.
02/19/25 | EUROVAPE
On the pretext of combating illegal drugs, Bulgaria is planning to ban all vaping products. A heresy for public health in a country with the highest smoking rate in Europe. IEVA press release
Bulgaria's Proposed Vaping Ban Threatens Public Health and Misconstrues Harm Reduction
02/17/25 | VAPING POST
Canada. The proposed flavour ban has been put on hold on the basis of scientific research which shows that the flavours that would be banned are those most commonly used today by smokers who use vape to quit smoking.
02/17/25 | RTL
Is vaping bad for your gums? It’s not without risk, but researchers have cautioned against certain biases in the Studies, particularly the fact that some vapers continue to smoke, which can skew the results.
Is vaping really bad for oral health?
02/17/25 | FRANCE 2
According to the OFDT, 3 x more young people smoke than vape. But the tobacco industry has succeeded in diverting attention away from vaping. So much so, in fact, that they've even got public TV saying that one puff = 18 packs of cigarettes.
02/14/25 | LE FIGARO
Puffs accounted for "almost half of sales from vaping" at tobacconists. The emergence of puffs has had a major impact on the tobacco industry's business model, with sealed Nespresso cartridges exempt from the law.
"We anticipated the ban": the end of puffs in France won't upset the tobacco giants
02/14/25 | VAPING POST
The bridge effect, intuitively plausible, is contradicted by science, but obviously the work of OFDT, INSERM, INCA, etc, is not known / recognized by public authorities.
France: the gateway effect invites itself to the Ministry of Health
02/14/25 | FDA
Official US data. Vape exterminates smoking. Replacement effect among adults. Detour effect among young people: they try vape rather than cigarettes, and they don't persist, unlike cigarettes.
02/14/25 | ADDICT'AIDE
Vaping and smoking appear to be “inversely related.” A study confirms numerous observations, including the sharp decline in youth smoking in the U.S. to less than 2 percent.
Are e-cigarettes a way for young people to start smoking?
02/14/25 | VAPING POST
A mood piece on the puff ban, which contrasts with the univocal version relayed by all the media over the past few days.
Maîtresse Sévère rolls you in flour
02/14/25 | RTL
Interview with Pr Dautzenberg on RTL. 7 minutes that give him time for a precise analysis of the puff ban, with point-by-point explanations: the environment, young people, vape as a tool in the fight against smoking.
PUFFS - Tobaccologist Bertrand Dautzenberg is Jérôme Florin's guest
02/13/25 | MINISTRY OF HEALTH
Official press release from the Ministry of Labour, Health, Solidarity and Families on the puff ban. A public health issue in the fight against smoking. No ban announced for smoking products...
Puff ban: a turning point for health and the environment
02/13/25 | LE FIGARO
Ban on electronic cigarettes "pre-filled with liquid that cannot be refilled"... BUT sealed disposable cartridges (from the tobacco industry) are exempt. Why is this?
12/02/25 | ADDICT'AIDE
According to a British study, using e-cigarettes is the most effective and popular method for quitting smoking.
12/02/25 | FRANCE TV INFO
With puffs banned, the black market will increase the risk of young people being exposed to these products without any controls, and further complicate the work of law enforcement agencies.
11/02/25 | VAPING POST
According to Hazel Cheeseman, Managing Director of ASH, the children received in this new service will be "very likely to have a history of smoking" and will therefore also need to be "protected against relapse".
United Kingdom: a hospital service to help children stop vaping
11/02/25 | COLINMENDELSHON.COM
New Zealand is very supportive of vaping, with strong promotion among smokers. In contrast, Australia has adopted a highly restrictive, medicalized approach. This publication compares results from 2016 to 2023.
New Zealand's liberal vaping laws linked to faster smoking decline compared to Australia: Study
10/02/25 | LE FIGARO
In the name of public health, and with the blessing of the WHO, Honk Kong is further tightening its bans on vaping, with total prohibition, fines and prison sentences. Selling cigarettes and smoking remain authorized.
Hong Kong to ban e-cigarettes from public places by mid-2026
02/10/25 | LE PROGRÈS
École des Mines - Saint-Etienne. While the vaporizer could help smokers reduce their dependency, it could also become a medical device for treating certain respiratory pathologies.
Vaping: "The toxicity of an electronic cigarette is much lower than that of tobacco smoke".
08/02/25 | L'EXPRESS
ANSM. Drug traffickers are using vaping to distribute new drugs and target young people. The ban on e-cigarettes—imposed without prior planning or an impact assessment, as repeatedly called for by FIVAPE—risks causing a surge in the black market and trafficking of these products.
Cannabis vaping by teenagers: health authorities sound the alarm
06/02/25 | FRANCE INFO
ALERT! The imminent ban on e-cigarettes risks causing the black market to boom and exposing young people even more to these dangerous products. FIVAPE regrets that its numerous requests for an impact assessment have fallen on deaf ears.
"Buddha blue", "Pète ton crâne"... Agence du médicament warns of the dangers of this synthetic drug
05/02/25 | LE FIGARO
As a reminder, the sale of vaping products has already been banned to minors since 2016. Note that the tobacco industry's sealed disposable cartridges are explicitly exempted in the bill.
Electronic cigarettes: Parliament takes another step towards banning puffs
05/02/25 | COCHRANE
New update to the Cochrane meta-analysis: 90, Studies , with more than 29,000 participants. High-certainty evidence shows that nicotine e-cigarettes help more people quit smoking at 6 months and beyond than nicotine replacement therapies.
Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation
03/02/25 | FRANCE 3
French smokers go to Belgium to buy cheaper cigarettes. Belgian smokers go to France for vape, which is not overtaxed.
"For us, it's good news", a Belgian tax on vaping liquids makes French sellers happy
02/02/25 | VAPING POST
The effectiveness of vaping challenges both the tobacco industry's business model and traditional dogmatic approaches to "old-fashioned" tobacco control.
Fivape: "Ban flavours? No: improve the products!"
02/02/25 | B.T.
Denmark. Restriction of flavors. The black market expands. No controls. Ketamine found in e-liquids. Two young people in hospital.
Flere unge indlagt: Cheflæge advarer
02/02/25 | RMC BFM TV
Quitting smoking by trying vaping costs 10 times less than smoking. But anti-smoking organizations won't talk about it...
New tobacco price hikes: too low to be effective?
02/01/25 | FÉDÉRATION ADDICTION
Fédération Addiction takes stock of Mois Sans Tabac 2024.