Regulators from the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday will consider a potentially safer alternative to cigarettes. Philip Morris International, the maker of Marlboro and other top brands, ...

After a two-year wait, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday green-lit the sale of a new gadget that heats tobacco instead of burning it. The device, which is called IQOS (pronounced ...

Share on Pinterest IQOS, a new device that heats tobacco rather than burns it, has arrived in the United States. It’s being deceptively marketed as a safer alternative to vaping and smoking. Getty ...

TOKYO/TEL AVIV/BOGOTA – In Tokyo’s upscale Ginza shopping district, around the corner from the sparkling storefronts of Tiffany & Co and Cartier, shoppers searching for a new device called iQOS can ...

Amid consumers’ rising health concerns and stringent regulatory hurdles surrounding cigarette manufacturing and sales, several tobacco companies are venturing into smoke-free alternatives. Philip ...

TOKYO/NEUCHATEL, Switzerland – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to approve a potentially path-breaking smoking device by Philip Morris International Inc. With a decision ...

The tobacco industry has long been grappling with dwindling cigarette sales volumes, thanks to consumers’ rising health consciousness and regulatory headwinds. Amid such a scenario, several tobacco ...

News that Philip Morris International (PM-1.02%) was awarded a reduced-risk label for its IQOS heated tobacco device indicates Altria (MO 0.45%) was smart to have a backup plan in place for the ...