FIVAPE media monitoring on vaping in France and around the world: January 2026
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01/26/30 | VAPING POST
What regulations could protect the independent vaping industry and, with it, its goal of sustainably reducing smoking? FIVAPE has been working on this for a long time and has a list of concrete proposals available to public authorities.
The requirements of the independent sector
01/26/30 | LE MONDE
Now definitively withdrawn, Article 23 will be credited with presenting vaping in a light other than that of fake news.
Vaping tax set to return to the table in the fall
01/27/26 | VAPING POST
It has been confirmed that banning flavors in vaping definitely slows down its growth, which benefits the tobacco industry and its cigarette sales. What is the public health objective?
Canada: 10 to 20% increase in cigarette sales after flavor ban
01/27/26 | SOUTHWEST
This is yet another example of the tobacco industry's perfidy, sowing confusion and tarnishing the image of vaping. The report "Enfumés" serves this strategy by completely ignoring independent players who devote 100% of their business to vaping with a view to helping people quit smoking.
01/26/26 | TOBACCO-FREE GENERATION
Lobbies unhappy with the removal of Article 23. In terms of form, this publication is disturbing because it is certainly not intended that a news site [𝘎𝘦́𝘯𝘦́𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘛𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘤] intended for the public and funded by social security, should become the political platform of an organization that is neither a health agency nor a learned society.
France: Article 23 and its taxation of vaping not included in the 2026 finance bill
01/26/26 | CDC NATIONAL HEALTH
In the US, e-cigarettes are by far the most popular smoking cessation aid used by smokers. Unfortunately, in France, this effectiveness is no longer measured by Santé publique France. In the chapter entitled "Smoking: use, desire to quit, and attempts to quit" in the latest health barometer, there are no questions about the methods used by smokers to quit...
January 26, 2026 | LA MANCHE LIBRE
Just a few more days to wait for the 2026 finance bill to be approved... The local press is interested in the outcome following the historic mobilization of the vaping community. For the final stretch, don't hesitate to contact the local media outlets you met with previously.
01/23/26 | VAPING POST
A new study RETRACTED by the journal Neurology International. This "research" claimed to link stroke and vaping, stating that the risks were even higher than for smokers!
Study linking vaping to stroke risk retracted
01/22/26 | LES ÉCHOS
Wherever vaping is taxed, its growth is slowed down, benefiting the tobacco industry and sales of deadly cigarettes. Taxing vaping means taxing smoking cessation and discouraging smokers from trying to quit. Nothing else.
"The government is rewarding disorder": tobacconists furious after all taxes on vaping are scrapped
01/22/26 | THE TELEGRAM
According to AFP and its sources, rumors of the removal of Article 23 have been confirmed. We are awaiting the official text in the coming hours.
01/22/26 | VAPING POST
Article 23 deleted? FIVAPE confirms the rumor, which matches our first-hand information. As soon as the situation is stable and certain, we will publish a full update. Stay tuned!
It's official: the government has REMOVED Article 23 from the 2026 Finance Bill.
01/22/26 | NEWS WIRE
In Quebec: "The abolition of flavors has caused real harm to adult vapers. For many, flavors play a fundamental role in their efforts to quit smoking. By removing them, the government has undermined the cessation process and created an unspeakable fiasco in vaping, which the CDVQ (Coalition des droits des vapoteurs du Québec) has been highlighting in recent months: black market, increased consumption among young people, and circulation of dangerous products."
01/26/20 | VAPING POST
Since the government has chosen to adopt the budget bill using Article 49.3, it is free to amend the content of Article 23 using all the amendments that have been tabled by members of parliament, whether they have been adopted, rejected, or even not defended.
49.3: what impact will this have on the French e-cigarette industry?
01/26/19 | YAHOO
Le tabagisme des jeunes a disparu en Nouvelle-Zélande (< 1%). Après un pic en 2021, le vapotage a fortement diminué de 50 %. Le même phénomène a déjà été observé aux USA.
New report reveals a striking change in teen behavior: 'Has almost disappeared'
01/26/19 | THE TELEGRAM
Vaping has killed cigarettes among young people. David Boudart, principal at Joseph Loth High School, confirms: "I don't know if everyone is vaping, but in any case, we hardly see any cigarettes anymore."
01/26/19 | SCIENCE DIRECT
New consensus among international experts on vaping.
The health effects of vaping and e-cigarettes: consensus recommendations
01/26/19 | IDEAS
A new study conducted by researchers specializing in health economics shows that banning flavored e-liquids does indeed lead to a drastic reduction in e-cigarette sales (which is the goal), but also causes a sharp increase in cigarette sales. In Canada, these restrictions have led to an approximately 10% increase in smoking.
01/26/14 | VAPING POST
Vaping is killing tobacco. In some countries, young people hardly smoke anymore. Smoking rates remain high in countries that adopt the most restrictive measures on vaping.
In 31 out of 57 countries, vaping has now replaced smoking among adolescents.
01/26/14 | THE NEWS
They help people quit smoking, but... "dark clouds from the government, but also from the European Union, are beginning to gather over the world of vaping."
01/26/14 | SOUTHWEST
Will the misinformation about vaping stop?
The government wants to combat "massive" misinformation in the field of health.
01/26/10 | VAPING POST
INFO / MISINFORMATION. Article analyzing the report broadcast on the FranceTV platform, "Smoked Out – I Infiltrated the Vaping Industry." The title is misleading; the reporter did not infiltrate the vaping industry, she just infiltrated Philip Morris.
France Télévision, looking at things through a narrow lens
01/26/07 | SCIENCE MEDIA CENTER
ALERT: New misinformation about nicotine and risk reduction? A publication in the European Heart Journal has once again been picked up by the media, in this case Medcape, which fails to mention in its headline that cigarettes also contain nicotine... However, experts have been responding to this for several weeks.
Discover the full reaction from the experts
01/26/07 | VAPING POST
As it does at the start of every year, The Vaping Post invites prominent figures to share their thoughts on the past year and their outlook for the future.
2025 review and outlook for 2026
01/26/06 | LA CROIX
A very comprehensive article on the evolution of vaping in France. Among the many people interviewed, doctors once again emphasize the usefulness of vaping in helping people quit smoking, citing scientific studies.
Electronic cigarettes: why doubts persist despite proven positive effects
01/26/04 | CHARENTE LIBRE
When you quit smoking, the first few weeks may be accompanied by coughing and phlegm. Explanations from Professor Jacques Cornuz, member of the Francophone Society of Tobacco Studies.
Coughing, a temporary phase for 10% of former smokers
01/26/02 | Queen Mary University of London
A major new study from Queen Mary University of London has found that dual users—vapers and smokers—reduce their intake of harmful chemicals and are also more likely to quit smoking than those who continue to smoke only. This challenges common fears about dual use.
02/01/26 | TOBACCO AND NICOTINE RESEARCH
Science and vaping: the authors had to fight for two years to get their work published, as it was apparently very "inconvenient" because it questioned the quality of numerous studies that were particularly critical of vaping.