EU outdoor vaping ban “not driven by science,” leading advocacy group says.
The European Union (EU)’s move to ban vaping outdoors alongside smoking “is not driven by science or what is best for public health”, a leading vape advocacy group has said.
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The European Commission’s attempt to convince member countries to ban vaping in almost all public places - as reported by Clearing the Air yesterday - has been slammed by a leading Member of the European Parliament as “not helpful”.
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EXCLUSIVE (ish): “Because the WHO said so” - Commission wants to ban vaping…well…everywhere.
Clearing the Air has now seen the full version of the EU Commission’s smoke free environments recommendation after Euronews got the initial scoop, but before the document was made public, expected tomorrow morning.