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Tobacco Industry Monitoring (TIM) Alert
Tobacco Industry Marketing (TIM) Alerts provide weekly newsletters to subscribers to keep up to date with tobacco industry marketing and emerging tobacco products.
Excerpt from the Oct 15, 2026 TIM Alert
CIGARS
Backwoods’ Red Velvet flavored cigarillos (mentioned in a prior alert) are now available exclusively at 7-Eleven retailers.
ENDS
A variety of ads promoting the new Vuse Pro pods have appeared on web-based platforms, like mobile apps and browser displays, highlighting the release of four new flavors. While Vuse Pro devices are not yet available in the U.S., the Vuse Pro pods are available and are compatible with the Vuse Alto device. The Vuse Pro device, which is age-gated, and pods do not currently have marketing authorization, but RJ Reynolds Vapor Company submitted PMTAs for the device and compatible pods in June 2024. The Vuse Alto device received a PMTA in 2024.