The latest research from Qilu University of Technology: Electronic cigarettes have far less impact on oral health than cigarettes

On March 15th, a new study from Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) showed that the activity of human gingival epithelial cells exposed to cigarette smoke significantly decreased, while electronic aerosol had no significant impact on cell activity.

It is reported that the research was completed by the research team of Associate Professor Su Le of Qilu University of Technology and published in the SCI journal ACS Omega under the American Chemical Association. The main leader of the study, Su Le, an associate professor at Qilu University of Technology, pointed out that more research will continue in the future to deeply assess the safety and long-term impact of electronic cigarettes.

Guangdong 315 Evening Party Exposed Unqualified Electronic Cigarette Workshop, Dongguan Overnight Investigation

At this year's Guangdong 315 party, unqualified electronic cigarette workshops in Dongguan and other places were exposed. The report revealed that the black workshop used low cost raw materials and low quality manufacturing processes to produce Sanwu electronic cigarettes, which caused great damage to consumer rights and the reputation of the electronic cigarette industry.

The program also showed the production environment of a small electronic cigarette factory in Chang'an Town, Dongguan: workers directly blew air into the bottom of the "milk tea cup" to inspect. The factory staff revealed that the products are "sold domestically, and we used to do it abroad", and we only recently started to do it domestically. After the Guangdong 315 party was exposed, Dongguan investigated and punished illegal electronic cigarette factories overnight on the evening of March 14.

Shenzhen has investigated and handled more than 50 cases of illegal electronic cigarettes, involving a total amount of nearly 700 million yuan

Since the transition period of e-cigarettes regulation, the Shenzhen Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, in conjunction with the public security and market supervision departments, has continuously increased its efforts to crack down on more than 50 e-cigarettes, investigating and handling more than 1.6 million illegal disposable e-cigarettes, more than 260000 e-cigarettes, and more than 890000 e-cigarettes, with a case amount of nearly 700 million yuan.

Among them, there were 28 cases of counterfeit electronic cigarettes, and more than 850000 counterfeit electronic cigarettes were seized; There were 16 cases of "milk tea cups" and "cola cans", and 10700 illegal electronic cigarette products were seized.

4. Zhejiang's first case of illegal operation of electronic cigarettes was solved: involving 20 million people, 17 people were arrested

Recently, the police in Fuyang, Hangzhou, discovered an industrial chain selling counterfeit and inferior electronic cigarette products. In late February, the Fuyang police, led by the Environmental Food and Drug Detachment of the Municipal Bureau, dispatched more than 70 police officers to carry out a unified network collection operation in many parts of the country.

Finally, 17 people involved in the case, such as Wang and Lin, were arrested on the spot, two illegal production and sales dens were destroyed, and more than 12000 flavored electronic cigarettes, such as "Coke cans" and "milk tea cups", were seized. The amount involved in the case was found to be 20 million yuan. This case is the first case in Zhejiang Province to demolish a production factory in a different location and crack down on the illegal operation of electronic cigarettes throughout the entire chain.

5. China Tobacco Hong Kong disclosed its performance in 2022, highlighting the growth of new tobacco markets such as the Middle East

Recently, China Tobacco Hong Kong (06055. HK), which is controlled by China Tobacco Corporation, disclosed its 2022 performance. China Tobacco Hong Kong is a Hong Kong company mainly engaged in the sales, import and export of cigarettes and tobacco products. It also includes exporting new types of tobacco products from the mainland of China, such as heated non combustible tobacco products, to global overseas markets.

In the new tobacco sector, the company exported 502390000 new tobacco products, a year-on-year increase of 47620000, or 10%; The operating revenue was HK $110 million, an increase of HK $8.6 million or 8% year-on-year; Gross profit was HK $3.2 million, a year-on-year decrease of HK $0.3 million or 8%. According to the company, the sales and revenue growth of new tobacco is mainly due to the group's active exploration of emerging markets including the Middle East, Western Europe and Eastern Europe.

6. There are approximately 22700 types of electronic cigarette products officially registered in Italy

Recently, the Italian Customs and Monopoly Bureau released a list of electronic cigarette products that are allowed to be sold in Italy. A total of 22729 electronic cigarette products have been officially registered in Italy. Among them, 10322 species contain nicotine and 12407 species do not contain nicotine. It is reported that electronic cigarettes and tobacco products entering Italy can only be put on the market after being registered with customs and monopoly agencies.

7. The global disposable electronic cigarette market size in 2022 is about 6.34 billion US dollars

Future Market Insights, a market consulting company, recently analyzed the global disposable electronic cigarette market, providing historical data for 2017-2021 and forecast statistical data for 2022-2032.

The report shows that the global market size of disposable electronic cigarettes is expected to be 6.34 billion US dollars in 2022, and it is expected that the overall global demand for disposable electronic cigarettes will continue to grow, with a compound annual growth rate of 11.2% from 2022 to 2032, and the market size will reach approximately 18.32 billion US dollars by 2032.

The US FDA has made decisions on more than 99% of PMTAs

On March 15th, the US Food and Drug Administration said that it had made decisions on more than 99% of the nearly 26 million tobacco products submitted for pre market tobacco product applications (PMTAs). The agency has previously stated that the review of some of the most popular electronic cigarette products may continue until the end of this year.

9. Nearly 35% of the cigarette market share in Japan has been replaced by heated cigarette products

At the recently held 2023 Global Business Summit, Jacques Olzac, CEO of Philip Morris International, said that after the introduction of heated cigarette products in Japan, cigarette sales have declined at an average annual rate of 1.8% in the past few years. In the past seven years, nearly 35% of the cigarette market share in Japan has been replaced by heated cigarette products. And research shows that the number of Japanese minors using heated cigarette products is very small.