South Africa's tough new vapes bill could lead to more smokers, health committee warns
The South African government has drafted a new Tobacco Bill that aims to put vaping on a par with smoking in how it is regulated.
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Australia has one million vapers - but made just 3,500 legal vape sales last month
With more than 5,800 pharmacies across the country, the data - shown to the Senate last week - suggests thousands of them would not have dispensed a single vape.
Sweden becomes first country to be officially declared “smoke free”
The data, released by Sweden’s public health agency today, shows that just 4.5 per cent of Swedish-born adults now smoke - well under the globally recognised benchmark of five per cent to achieve smoke free status.
UK vape clampdown could lead to more smokers, government’s own report warns
An “unintended consequence” of banning disposable vapes and certain flavours “is that it could encourage more people to try smoking” it says.
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The Scandinavian country has by far the lowest smoking rate in Europe, having fallen from 15 per cent in 2007 to 5.6 per cent in 2022.
Jersey set to ban disposable vapes
Infrastructure Minister Andy Jehan wants to amend the Jersey Single Use Plastics Law, which currently covers plastic and paper bags, to ban non-recyclable vapes.
Tobacco and Vapes Bill goes before UK Parliament
But what exactly does the Bill include and what will it mean for vapers if it’s passed?
Disposable vapes ban could push nearly a THIRD of vapers back to smoking, UK ministers warned
Ministers have been told by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) that the disposable vapes ban could lead to many vapers “reverting or relapsing” back to the far more dangerous habit.
Italy bans online sales of nicotine-containing vapes
The decree, announced by Minister of Economy and Finance Giancarlo Giorgetti, means consumers will only be able to legally buy vapes from retail outlets and tobacconists.
UK confirms vape tax rise date
Chancellor Rachel Reeves said in her Autumn Budget that the government will instead add a flat rate of £2.20 per 10ml of e-liquid, to start from October 2026.
Mexico to ban vapes by the end of the year
The decision has prompted fears that it would fuel an already thriving black market, led by powerful and violent organised crime gangs.
