TY  - JOUR
AU  - Staal, Yvonne CM
AU  - van de Nobelen, Suzanne
AU  - Havermans, Anne
AU  - Talhout, Reinskje
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2018/05/28
TI  - New Tobacco and Tobacco-Related Products: Early Detection of Product Development, Marketing Strategies, and Consumer Interest
JO  - JMIR Public Health Surveill
SP  - e55
VL  - 4
IS  - 2
KW  - noncigarette tobacco products
KW  - electronic nicotine delivery systems
KW  - public opinion
KW  - retrospective studies
AB  - Background: A wide variety of new tobacco and tobacco-related products have emerged on the market in recent years. Objective: To understand their potential implications for public health and to guide tobacco control efforts, we have used an infoveillance approach to identify new tobacco and tobacco-related products. Methods: Our search for tobacco(-related) products consists of several tailored search profiles using combinations of keywords such as “e-cigarette” and “new” to extract information from almost 9000 preselected sources such as websites of online shops, tobacco manufacturers, and news sites. Results: Developments in e-cigarette design characteristics show a trend toward customization by possibilities to adjust temperature and airflow, and by the large variety of flavors of e-liquids. Additionally, more e-cigarettes are equipped with personalized accessories, such as mobile phones, applications, and Bluetooth. Waterpipe products follow the trend toward electronic vaping. Various heat-not-burn products were reintroduced to the market. Conclusions: Our search for tobacco(-related) products was specific and timely, though advances in product development require ongoing optimization of the search strategy. Our results show a trend toward products resembling tobacco cigarettes vaporizers that can be adapted to the consumers’ needs. Our search for tobacco(-related) products could aid in the assessment of the likelihood of new products to gain market share, as a possible health risk or as an indicator for the need on independent and reliable information of the product to the general public. 
SN  - 2369-2960
UR  - http://publichealth.jmir.org/2018/2/e55/
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/publichealth.7359
DO  - 10.2196/publichealth.7359
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/publichealth.7359
ER  -