Vape News From Vaping Industry Insiders
Vape business news updates from Vaporizer Wire.
A California-based vape company has been ordered by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to pay a former employee $110,000 and reinstate him after the company fired him for claiming that their e-liquid manufacturing process was in violation of federal environmental law. The company, Mr. Good Vape LLC based in Chino, California, has …
The Government of the United Kingdom has accused one of the world’s leading tobacco companies, Philip Morris, of illegally targeting Brits with a vaping advertisement promoting the company’s IQOS, a heat-not-burn device that heats tobacco sticks to the point at which a “vapor” or aerosol is produced. The IQOS is one of two heat-not-burn (HNB) …
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Korea’s first vape show has been announced. KINTEX, short for Korea International Exhibition Center, has announced that the VAPE KOREA EXPO 2018 will be held later this year. The convention, the country’s first, is scheduled to be held between September 7, 2018 and September 9, 2018 in Seoul, Korea. This year’s VAPE KOREA EXPO is …
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Supreme, one of the largest e-liquid manufacturers in Britain, is joining the London Stock Exchange in a bid to cash on the vaping boom. The company, which owns brands such as 88vape and KiK, is wholly owned by Sandy Chadha, the company’s chief executive. The Guardian reports that the company’s market value is expected to …
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The Vuse e-cigarette company, which is owned by R.J. Reynolds, has issued a voluntary nationwide safety recall of Vuse Vibe Power Units after receiving complaints from consumers about malfunctioning batteries. Why is this serious? Simply put, the issue is serious because it could cause some batteries to overheat, potentially creating a fire risk. If you’ve …
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The American electronic music duo that is Thievery Corporation, which consists of Eric Hilton and Rob Garza, has entered into a partnership with the Pax Labs vaporizer company and Blue River, a manufacturer of cannabis oils, to introduce a new limited edition Pax Era vaporizer and corresponding “Lebanese Blonde” Pax Era pods. If you’re not …
Searches for “Juul Gold” and “Gold Juul” have surged in recent days, Google Trends data shows. The finding is perhaps unsurprising to some given that Juul Labs, manufacturer of Juul vaping products, recently unveiled a new Blush Gold colored Juul device, which was released in the United States last month. Google Trends data shows a …
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In a move that appears to coincide with Philip Morris International’s previously stated commitment to work with governments to phase-out conventional cigarettes, the company has retooled one of its cigarette factories to begin manufacturing HEETS instead of cigarettes. HEETS are the tobacco sticks used to refill PMI’s heat-not-burn device, the iQOS. For reference, iQOS operates …
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CannaKorp Inc., a Massachusetts-based tech startup that aims to simplify and improve the herbal vaporizing experience for consumers, has launched the world’s first single-use pod vape for herbal consumption. The company describes their new pod-based herbal vaporizer, the Wisp, as “a home appliance that ensures the finest experience in converting natural botanical and beneficial herbal …
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VapeStraight, a name you may not yet have heard of, has launched a new website aimed at helping the world’s vapers find the best vaping supplies. Their new website, VapeStraight.com, provides vapers with insightful reviews of vaping products as well as guides and news. While they do provide some vape news, as noted, their primary …
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