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CONTENTS
Publisher/Founding Editor
Glenn Anthony John
gaj@octobermultimedia.com
Associate Editor
Nattira Medvedeva
nam@octobermultimedia.com
Contributing Editor
Thomas Schmid
ths@octobermultimedia.com
Correspondents
2Firsts (NGP)
Timothy Donahue
Dr. Allen Liao (China)
Thulani Mpofu (Africa)
Stefanie Rossel
Art Director
Somjet Thitasomboon
Translations
TobaccoChina Online
Administrative Assistant
Aek Jekaram
Subscriptions/Office Assistant
Malisa Kongkatitum
malisa@tobaccoasia.com
Sales Director
Emerson Leonard
edl@octobermultimedia.com
Director, October Inter Co Ltd
Boonthin Tubsongkroh
Editorial/Circulation
Offices Tobacco Asia
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12 Q&A: Phosphine
"Decreased Susceptibility"
in Pest Control
FRONT FEATURES
18 US: Supreme Court
Upholds Vape Flavor Ban
22
Beyond Nicotine? The Long
Road to Diversification
PRODUCT FEATURES
30
Is the US Now Pro or Anti
Industry Regulations?
32
Nicotine Pouches: The
Next Regulatory Target?
38
Coming of Age: Modular
Vape/E-Shisha Devices
MANUFACTURING FEATURES
48 Reconstituted Tobacco:
Sourcing from China
54 China's Tobacco Workers:
An Innovation Fulcrum
LEAF TOBACCO FEATURE
62 Tobacco's Rough Road
to EU Compliance
66 Shisha Tobacco: A Rare
Commodity
CLOSING FEATURES
74
Tobacco and Cultural
Tourism in China
76 Thailand Legal Paradox:
Ganja (Yea); Vapes (Nay).
80 China Shifts From "Face"
to "Pleasure" Consumption
Features
Departments
8 From the Editor
14 Front Page News
26 Product News
44 Manufacturing News
58 Leaf News
70 Closing News
82 Events
82 Advertisers Index
On the Cover…
Tobacco's Tough Road to EU
Compliance
Tobacco Asia Issue 3, 2025 (May / June)
Recon from China
