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Study finds simultaneous smoking of cigarettes and e-cigarettes is as harmful as smoking alone

According to foreign media reports, if you are a smoker and are considering transitioning to e-cigarettes in an effort to reduce health risks and quit smoking habits, please be careful how you proceed. A new study has found that while smoking e-cigarettes may pose less long-term health risks than regular cigarettes, combining them with tobacco has no health benefits.

The study was published in the American Heart Association's Circulation journal; it detailed data from more than 7100 adults in the United States. Using these data, the researchers found that about 10% of the participants used both e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes.

While those who only used e-cigarettes had similar oxidative stress and biomarkers to those who did not smoke or use e-cigarettes, participants who used both cigarettes and e-cigarettes had similar marker results to those who only smoked. That is, the results of the study show that only partial switching to e-cigarettes is unlikely to reduce a person's health risks.

2. Policies and regulations

South Africa's proposed new tobacco bill will impose stricter regulations on e-cigarettes

According to foreign media reports, smokers in South Africa are facing new restrictions. In addition to smoking bans in public places, the government's proposed new tobacco bill will also establish new e-cigarette regulations. Deputy Health Minister Jofahra first announced the new Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Act in May last year and is currently believed to be under review.

The bill is expected to introduce stricter e-cigarette and vapor regulations and restrict the use, marketing and sale of certain tobacco products in South Africa. In addition, it will create a provision allowing the government to implement a 100% public smoking ban.

Indiana will make its first attempt to ban flavored e-cigarettes in 2021

According to foreign media reports, the U.S. state of Indiana will try again to ban scented e-cigarette products in the next legislative session. The bill defines flavored e-liquids as e-liquids that contain an ingredient added to impart a characteristic flavor. The bill also makes it illegal for any manufacturer, distributor or retailer to manufacture, distribute or sell flavored e-liquids in Indiana.

The bill would ban the sale of flavored e-liquids to people of any age and authorize the National Tobacco and Alcohol Commission to investigate and impose penalties for certain violations involving flavored e-liquids.

Missoula County, Montana, USA expands ban on flavored e-cigarettes

According to foreign media reports, in late November last year (2020), Missoula, Montana, USA, banned the use of flavored e-cigarette products and flavored combustible tobacco products. Now, Missoula County is considering using its extraterritorial jurisdiction to extend the city's ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes to five miles outside the city.

City ordinances prohibit the display of any type of self-service tobacco products unless minors are not allowed in. It also bans the sale of all flavored e-tobacco products and makes it illegal to sell tobacco to people under the age of 18.

The original city ordinance included a ban on all aromatic tobacco, which was supported by health officials but opposed by dozens of businesses and tobacco users.

3. Industry dynamics

1. Domestic

The number of illegal tobacco products seized in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has increased significantly

According to foreign media reports, in 2020, the customs department of the China Hong Kong Special Administrative Region seized illegally smuggled tobacco products worth up to HK$560 million, an increase of 270% compared with 2019.

Detailed data shows that more than 204 million illegal cigarettes were seized by the Customs of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 2020, while only 55 million illegal cigarettes were seized in 2019, worth HK$151 million.

Aspire e-cigarette teamed up with Dongguan Public Security Bureau to successfully crack down on counterfeiting

Recently, the aspire e-cigarette anti-counterfeiting project team teamed up with the Dongguan city Public Security Bureau to destroy a counterfeiting site and seize 81,000 counterfeit aspire products. aspire said that these counterfeit and shoddy products have serious quality and safety risks in raw materials, hygiene standards, production processes, product quality, etc., which seriously damaged aspire's brand and the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, and also affected the healthy development of the market. Aspire will continue to build an intellectual property protection mechanism and will continue and severely crack down on such illegal activities.# p#pagination title #e#

2. International

French lawmakers propose to ban the import or carrying of cigarettes into France from abroad

According to foreign media reports, French Parliament member Bruno Fuchs recently proposed a draft bill proposing that cigarettes must be consumed in the country where they are purchased. This means that France will ban the import or carrying of cigarettes from abroad into its own country. Fuchs pointed out that about one-third of the 54 billion cigarettes consumed in France are purchased abroad through legal or illegal means. The main problem is the cigarettes purchased by French tourists in Luxembourg and brought home.

It is reported that in France and Luxembourg, the price difference between a pack of cigarettes is 3 euros (US$3.68). If Fox's measures are approved, France could generate approximately 2 billion euros in additional taxes.

Baltimore City Council Chairman proposes a 30% consumption tax on e-cigarettes

According to foreign media reports, Baltimore City Council Chairman Scott proposed a 30% tax on sales of e-cigarette products. He believes it will generate health benefits and that the tax will bring in millions of dollars in revenue for the city every year.

However, experts and e-cigarette advocates on reducing the harm of tobacco and believe that these measures are actually counterproductive on public health. A Minnesota study on the impact of e-cigarette taxes on smoking rates found that increasing taxes on e-cigarette products not only led to increased tobacco use, but also led to a decline in smoking cessation rates. Economists believe that e-cigarettes and cigarettes are economic alternatives. Therefore, if you raise taxes on one product, you will increase the use of another product.

IEVA urges EU to implement risk-proportional tax on tobacco products

According to foreign media reports, the independent European Electronic Cigarette Alliance (IEVA) believes that the EU should implement a risk-proportional tax system on tobacco-related products.

IEVA believes that amending the current Tobacco Consumption Directive provides an opportunity to correctly motivate current smokers to improve their health, ideally by stopping nicotine use completely and switching to risk-reducing alternatives when it is impossible or unlikely for individual smokers.

Korean Tobacco applies for patent related to aerosol generating device

According to reports, the patent aerosol-generating device and a bracket that can accommodate the aerosol-generating device applied by Korea Tobacco and Ginseng Corporation introduces an aerosol-generating device and a bracket for accommodating the aerosol-generating device. The aerosol generating device includes: a cigarette insertion part into a space into which a cigarette can be inserted; and a vaporizer that heats a liquid composition to generate an aerosol and releases the generated aerosol toward the inserted cigarette so that the generated aerosol passes through the cigarette.

Imperial Tobacco of Canada opposes reducing nicotine content to 2%

According to foreign media reports, Imperial Tobacco of Canada has publicly expressed its opposition to Health Canada's proposed regulation to reduce the maximum nicotine content in steam products to 20 mg/ml.

Imperial Tobacco pointed out that the measure would undermine the government's goal of reducing national smoking rates to below 5% by 2035. Limiting nicotine to 20 mg/ml will mean that smokers will not be able to find a product that satisfies them, and many current smokers will switch back to smoking. Whether the current upper limit of 66 mg/ml is appropriate remains controversial. However, the proposed concentration of 20 mg/ml is too low to meet some of the requirements of current Canadian smokers or those seeking less harmful alternatives. rdquo;

Canadian Electronic Cigarette Association says reducing nicotine levels will make it more difficult for adult users to quit smoking

According to foreign media reports, in late December last year, the Canadian government announced a proposal to reduce the allowable content of nicotine in e-cigarette products from 66 mg per milliliter to 20 mg/milliliter to curb youth smoking.

The Smokers 'Industry Trade Association (VITA) says the ability of smokers to obtain adequate nicotine levels in alternative products is critical to the effectiveness of smokers replacing a harm-reducing product. VITA's executive director believes that the 20mg/mL limit is too low for many smokers. Adult smokers need access to higher nicotine vapor products at the beginning of the process from smoking to e-cigarettes. Lowering this limit will only allow more smokers to continue smoking.

Health Canada said it is considering restricting the taste of e-cigarette products and requires the e-cigarette industry to provide information about its e-cigarette products, including sales, ingredients and research and development activities.

#p#Pagination Title #e#US Consulting Company: The compound annual growth rate of the global smoke-containing product market is expected to rise

According to foreign media sources, an American consulting company analyzed that it is expected that between 2020 and 2025, the global market compound annual growth rate of smoking-containing products is expected to grow at a rate of 4.75%.

According to reports, these smoky products include other types of smoke-free tobacco products such as snuff. As convenient alternatives to ordinary tobacco products, these products are gaining recognition and becoming popular among some consumers. In addition, the current stricter government tobacco control regulations and measures around the world have also increased consumer demand for such products.

Research: E-cigarettes can have a negative impact on memory, thinking ability and concentration

According to foreign media reports, a recent study by researchers at the University of Rochester (New York) Medical Center showed that smoking e-cigarettes can have a negative impact on memory, thinking ability and concentration, especially among young people.

The researchers concluded that people who use e-cigarettes or cigarettes are more likely to develop cognitive dysfunction than those who have never smoked. In addition, the researchers noted that age played an important role in participants 'cognitive abilities, as they found that when participants started using e-cigarettes or cigarettes under the age of 14, they were more likely to develop cognitive impairment as adults.

Study: Smoking cessation rates among nicotine-containing e-cigarettes are higher than NRTs

According to foreign media reports, a recent review aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation tool confirmed that people who use e-cigarettes that contain nicotine tend to have higher smoking cessation rates compared to traditional NRTs.

A review titled e-cigarette smoking cessation uses research to assess the effectiveness and safety of using e-cigarettes (ECs) in helping smokers achieve long-term smoking cessation. Consistent with previous studies, the researchers concluded that ECs lead to more successful quit smoking attempts. ldquo; There is moderately conclusive evidence that nicotine-containing ECs increase smoking cessation rates compared to nicotine-free ECs and NRT. Evidence comparing nicotine cream to regular care/no treatment also suggests benefits, but is less certain. rdquo;

Research shows that only 2% of e-cigarette users are never smokers

According to foreign media reports, a survey commissioned by YouGov by the Action on Smoking and Health, a British organization dedicated to eliminating the dangers of tobacco, is consistent with previous findings and shows that e-cigarettes are a way to stay away from smoking.

The survey results also show that only 2% of e-cigarette users are currently never smokers, and 60% of adult e-cigarette users believe that health is the primary reason for smoking e-cigarettes.

US public health expert: Tobacco harm reduction is the future of nicotine products

According to foreign media reports, American public health scientist Foulds believes that a year after ordinary smokers decide to quit smoking, there is still a 95% chance of smoking. Even with consultation and use of Food and Drug Administration (FDA-approved smoking cessation drugs, they still have an 80% chance of smoking again within a year.

Although nicotine can be addictive, cigarette consumption in the United States has been declining over the past 20 years. Cigarette consumption has fallen by more than 50% since 1997. This equates to a reduction in sales of approximately 200 billion cigarettes per year since 1997, and now more people in the United States are quitting smoking.

There is growing evidence that electronic cigarettes contain fewer toxic substances, quantities and levels than traditional cigarettes. Foulds believes that if regulators allow e-cigarettes and other products with high nicotine content and low harm to remain on the market, it is highly likely that many current smokers will reduce smoking, quit smoking or switch to less toxic products, thus improving the overall public health situation. Substantial improvement.

Research shows social media KOL has a positive effect on the number of teenagers using e-cigarettes

Recently, according to foreign media reports, a new study in the United States showed that the influence of social media is directly related to the increase in the use of e-cigarettes among young people. The study involved 200 teenagers and young adults, using eye-tracking technology to determine that e-cigarette-related influencers who placed advertisements or sponsored were effective measures to attract their attention.

However, the core recommendation of the study is to ban all behavior related to harmful products, whether tobacco or alcohol. Because the private sector has set standards for the regulation of social media marketing, public health vertical studies, especially those reflected in this study, completely underestimate the industry's contribution to product marketing regulation.# p#pagination title #e#

4. Product dynamics

YOOZ releases new smart series

Recently, the domestic e-cigarette brand YOOZ Youzi released a new cigarette bomb. This new series of cigarette bombs was named the Smart Series and adopts a transparent appearance and a cotton core.

YOOZ Youzi's current ceramic-core atomizer uses FEELM ceramic cores owned by Simmore International (also known as McWare). This ceramic process is called porous ceramic. It uses a ceramic honeycomb structure to combine a metal film of special materials with a ceramic conductor to create an ultra-wide heating surface that can apply temperature more accurately; allowing liquid to quickly penetrate into the atomization core and adsorb on the surface of the atomization core. The smart series of cotton-core bombs are made of organic cotton and nickel-chromium alloy, and PCTG food grade materials.

5. Company financial report

Benefiting from e-cigarettes and other businesses, Aishide expects its 2020 profit to increase by 98%-118% year-on-year

Recently, Aishide released its 2020 annual results forecast, predicting a 2020 profit of 680 million yuan to 750 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 97.86% to 118.23%.

According to the announcement, the reasons for the change in Aishde's performance are the steady growth of the company's mobile phone sales, the expansion of new consumer electronics categories such as e-cigarettes and small home appliances, the effective improvement of 2B and 2C sales and service capabilities, and the increase in business scale and operating gross profit.

6. Investment and financing

E-cigarette brand gipppro Longwu completes new financing

It is reported that e-cigarette brand gipppro Longwu has fired the first shot in financing the e-cigarette industry in 2021 and officially announced the completion of a new round of tens of millions of RMB financing. The investors are Jinjia Technology, Tongchuang Weiye and Meirui Health International.

As countries and regions pay further attention to the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic, and the progress of policies related to industrial cannabis extract CBD overseas, the sales of gippro brand rebounded in the second quarter of 2020, and achieved a month-on-month increase in sales revenue in the third quarter and fourth quarter.

E-cigarette collection store brands are like fog and happy to receive new investment

According to reports, Ruwu Joy, a new e-cigarette collection store brand founded by e-cigarette circle celebrity Tang Chaoying, announced the completion of the first round of multi-million-yuan angel round financing, and officially released the franchise policy and store image.

Hubei's first digital 3C chain company Xunhua Telecom (839731) listed on the New Third Board, Hong Kong stock atomized health listed company Meirui Health International (HK2327), Remi and atomized new media Blue Hole New Consumption invested in Rufog Joy.

7. Industry data

Sales of e-cigarettes in U.S. convenience stores fell sharply

According to foreign media reports, sales of e-cigarettes in convenience stores in the United States have dropped sharply in the past 10 months. This field has been shrinking since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration restricted the flavor of replaceable e-cigarettes on February 6, 2020.

Juul's four-week dollar sales, the best-selling e-cigarette company, have dropped from a 50.2% increase in its August 10, 2019 report to a 15.6% decline in its latest report. By comparison, Reynolds 'Vuse rose 87.3% in the latest report and NJoy fell 31.5%. Juul's market share fell to 53.8% from 54.3% in the previous report. A year ago, it was 55.1%;Vuse's market share fell from 28.5% to 28.1%, third-place NJoy's market share remained unchanged at 5%, and Fengtai Venture Capital's Blu market share remained unchanged at 3.6%.

Prospective Industry Research Institute: Continuously improving future testing standards for the e-cigarette industry, product research and development and innovation are the focus

The WHO's 2019 Global Tobacco Epidemic Report pointed out that e-cigarettes not only contain nicotine, but also some other harmful substances. The long-term impact on health is not clear, and there is no sufficient evidence that e-cigarettes can help quit smoking.

Currently, on average, one person dies from smoking-related diseases every 6 seconds globally. China accounts for about one-third of the world's smokers, with more than 1 million deaths due to smoking every year, and about 100,000 people die from diseases related to secondhand smoke. Overall, the main development trends of tobacco control and smoking cessation in the future.

In addition to my country's serious rectification of the e-cigarette market that began last year, all countries have implemented relevant control policies on e-cigarettes. Since 2018, Portugal has banned the use of electronic atomization equipment in enclosed spaces; in September 2019, several states in the United States began to ban the sale of various forms of non-tobacco flavored e-cigarettes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration also requires e-cigarettes to be listed before listing, otherwise sales will be banned; In July 2020, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that would prohibit e-commerce platforms from selling e-cigarettes to minors.# p#pagination title #e#

However, from the perspective of the international market, although countries have adopted one policy after another, they have not completely banned the sales and import and export of e-cigarettes. Instead, they have strengthened the testing and certification of the import, export and sales of e-cigarettes.

The e-cigarette market will exist for a long time in the future. However, as policy supervision continues to strengthen and higher requirements are also put forward for e-cigarette products. Enterprises need to continuously strengthen the research and development of compliant and reliable products in order to survive and develop under the supervision of policies.