Belgium’s health minister has urged the European Union to tighten rules on vapes, warning that use is becoming an “epidemic” and calling for a bloc-wide crackdown.
Speaking during a visit by Michael McGrath to Sciensano, Belgium’s public health institute in Brussels, Frank…
Undercover filming shows illegal vapes being sold in shops, on social media and from car boots
Young people say it is easy to access banned products, often via Snapchat or friends
One in five stores visited sold illegal vapes despite strict rules…
A new study has found that almost half of the vapes sold across Europe come from irregular sources, highlighting the scale of the illicit and grey market for the products.
Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS say around 48…
Belgium has seized more than 140,000 disposable vapes since the start of 2025, following the introduction of a nationwide ban on their sale that took effect on January 1.
Belgium’s Federal Public Health Service said it has seized 140,019 disposable vapes so…
Two recent stories - Dutch teens “flooding” hospitals after vaping and Belgian kids supposedly being “hooked” on hidden opioids in vapes - sound terrifying.
They also risk seriously misleading the public about what’s really going on with youth nicotine and drugs. Let’s…
Belgium’s federal government is preparing a sweeping ban on all vape flavours except tobacco, a move Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke says is necessary to stem rising youth vaping.
But the announcement lands as Vandenbroucke and his party face mounting questions about stalled…
There are some upsides to living in Brussels, as I have done for much of my adult life. The tax system sucks, but the cost of housing is reasonable (for this London boy anyway), the schools and hospitals are great, and there’s…
Belgium’s Deputy Prime Minister and former Health Minister Franck Vandenbroucke will host a livestreamed seminar on novel nicotine products, with a focus on vaping, during the WHO’s biannual conference on tobacco control in November.
According to documents seen by Clearing the Air…
With France pushing ahead with its criminalisation of nicotine pouches despite objections from seven other EU Member States, consumers and health policy advocates have slammed the measure, warning that it will criminalise ordinary Europeans crossing borders with safer nicotine products and push…
