South Korea’s proposed legislation to crack down on synthetic nicotine - which is used in vapes - has been thrown out of parliament.
The Bill to regulate synthetic nicotine products failed to be passed by the National Assembly Standing Committee on Monday. …
Poland’s proposed Bill banning the sale of flavoured Heated Tobacco Products (HTPs) is a step closer to being made law.
The Polish Senate Health Committee has approved the Bill, which will outlaw HTPs with “characteristic flavours.” This includes all flavours other than…
European commissioner Wopke Hoekstra made the false claim that “vaping kills” in a public address to parliament.
Speaking at the Subcommittee on Tax Matters on February 6, Hoekstra inaccurately stated that vaping kills in the same way as smoking.
He said: “700,000…
Nicotine is not carcinogenic and does not cause heart disease, a leading cardiologist has told a doctors’ convention.
Professor Reuven Zimlichman, Director of the Institute for Quality in Medicine at the Israeli Medical Association, explained that nicotine is addictive but does not…
France has become the second European Union nation to ban disposable vapes.
The law was passed by the French Senate following a final parliamentary vote on Thursday. It comes after a similar ban in Belgium, which took effect on January 1.
The…
Hong Kong will ban the possession and use of vapes in public from summer 2026, a top health official has announced.
The city, a special administrative region of China, had already banned the import, manufacture and sale of vapes and heated tobacco…
A new documentary lifts the lid on how Sweden became the first country in the world to be declared officially “smoke-free.”
Sweden’s smoking rate of just 4.5 per cent (and falling) of its population is just a fraction of the European average…
Luxembourg will not be imposing a national ban on disposable vapes, the government has said.
The Health Ministry acknowledged the need to reduce harm to the environment and prevent young people taking up vaping, but said it believes “a ban targeting disposable…
Smoking is the leading cause of early and preventable death, killing eight million people globally every year.
The world is on a mission to stamp out the deadly habit - but most countries are far behind their targets of becoming ‘smoke free’. …
