EXCLUSIVE: European Union countries push for EU-wide flavour ban
The European Council - the most powerful legislative body in the European Union - will debate proposals for an EU-wide flavour ban for all nicotine products in a session on 21st June.
Flavours and flavour bans
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Los vapeadores españoles protestan contra la prohibición de sabores
Cientos de vapeadores españoles y propietarios de pequeñas empresas realizaron una manifestación frente al Ministerio de Sanidad el viernes para protestar contra la legislación prevista por el Gobierno español para prohibir los sabores en los productos de vapeo.
Spanish vapers protest flavour ban
Hundreds of Spanish vapers and small business owners held a demonstration outside the Ministry of Health on Friday to protest against the Spanish Government’s intended legislation to ban flavours in vaping products.
Blackmarket fire wars in Australia following vape crackdown
Violent fire wars have erupted in Australia over the black market trade of vapes - with dozens of tobacco shops going up in flames.
El ministro español que impulsa la prohibición de los sabores se postula para el puesto más alto de la OMS
Monica García, ministra de Sanidad española y portavoz del grupo político de extrema izquierda Mas Madrid, ha anunciado que postula para un puesto de alto nivel en la Organización Mundial de la Salud.
Spanish Minister pushing for a flavour ban applies for top WHO job
Monica Garcia - Spanish Health Minister and spokesperson for far-left political group Mas Madrid - has announced that she is applying for a top role at the World Health Organisation.
La prohibición de los sabores propuesta por España: ¿qué pasa después?
Ahora que está cerrada la consulta sobre la prohibición de los sabores en España, se podría perdonar a los activistas por pensar que poco más pueden hacer para cambiar las cosas. Eso no es cierto.
Spain’s proposed flavour ban: what happens next?
With the consultation on a flavour ban in Spain now closed, activists might be forgiven for thinking that there’s little more they can do to change things. That’s not true.
Make fruit flavour vapes available on prescription, Australian senate urged
Fruit flavoured vapes should be available on prescription to help smokers quit, the Australian Vaping Inquiry has been told.
Make vape designs standardised to reduce appeal to children, Dutch public health body urges.
Vape designs should be standardised to reduce the appeal of vaping to children, a Dutch public health body has said.
