Australia has watered down its world-first law banning vapes outside of pharmacies – with access now not restricted to prescription-only.
Friday, 21st June, Luxembourg. As previously reported by Clearing the Air, a meeting of the Council of the European Union was held today where a ban on flavoured nicotine products was discussed, and supported by a number of key EU Member States.
ETHRA, which represents nicotine consumer organisations in Europe, has written to health ministers across Europe urging them to reject a flavour ban at tomorrow’s European Council meeting.
Australia’s new vaping bill will lead to more youth vaping, a booming black market and a hole in tax revenue, a leading professor has warned.
A new document circulated to EU health ministers and seen by Clearing the Air indicates that the French and German governments have signed onto a new call for a ban on flavours in all nicotine products.
More young people would start smoking if vapes were banned or made more expensive through taxes, a new study says.
Lithuanian lawmakers have proposed a staggering 1,460 per cent tax rise on e-liquids by 2027. Vaping advocates argue that the price increase amounts to a “hidden ban” on vapes, as it will make them unaffordable.
Anti-vape researchers have been accused of double standards in a row over declaring conflicts of interest in scientific journal The Lancet.
An Australian TV news channel has been rapped by a standards watchdog for wrongly portraying an anti-smoking doctor as a representative of Big Tobacco.