Because disposable vapes do not meet current battery standards, single-use e-cigarettes will be banned in Europe. Such a ban could take effect at the end of 2026. Also in Short foreign news: The state of New York is investigating a ban on tobacco products / WHO warns of interference by the tobacco industry / Americans with psychosis more often addicted to nicotine.
By the web editor
The European Union is expected to approve a proposal in June that will ban disposable vapes, e-cigarettes that can only be used once. E-cigarettes will have to contain replaceable batteries from the end of 2026, so that consumers can replace them themselves if the e-cigarette no longer works. The disposable vapes do not meet applicable battery standards.
Disposable vapes are very popular. In Germany, they account for 60 percent of the e-cigarette market. E-cigarette manufacturers argue that it is too expensive to convert the disposable vapes so that the battery can be changed. They will, however, try to make the e-cigarettes, which already have such a replaceable battery, more user-friendly and therefore more attractive.
European member states do not have to wait with a ban until European legislation enters into force in 2026. France has disclosed already to a ban on disposable vapes that will apply at the end of 2023.
In January of this year, the European Commission revealed that disposable vapes didn’t want to restrict, by not including them under the new single-use plastics directive. That was a missed opportunity at the time, because many disposable vapes end up in the (litter) waste and are very polluting for the environment. However, it was already announced in November 2022 that the European Commission 40 percent excise duty on e-cigarettes want to make it mandatory. The price of heat-not-burn products should consist of 55 percent excise duty in all European member states.
Read more at Tobacco Journal
New York State is investigating a ban on tobacco products
If it is up to the governor of New York, there will be a statewide ban on tobacco products. The Department of Health has commissioned all kinds of studies to see how feasible such a ban is and whether there is public support for it. With this, the state hopes to create momentum and eventually enforce the ban. It would be a unique step in the deterrence of smoking, not just in New York, but across the United States. The US is one of the few countries that has not signed the World Health Organization’s (WHO) FCTC convention, which means it does not participate in the international framework to discourage smoking. A comprehensive ban would allow New York to set a precedent for other states and still become a frontrunner in tobacco control.
Meanwhile, research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the number of adult American smokers will drop to 11 percent by 2022 (down one percent from the previous year). There have never been so few smokers. Cigarette sales in the US also declined in the first three months of 2023. From the study Nicotine Nuggets, conducted by Goldman Sachs, shows that tobacco sellers are very concerned about their sales as sales of tobacco products are declining due to inflation and price increases by manufacturers. A passing proof that price increases (for example through excise duties) are a good way to discourage tobacco, as the WHO has long said. But a total ban is of course even more effective.
Read more at Daily Wire
WHO warns of tobacco industry interference
In a news release, the World Health Organization (WHO) expresses concern about continued attempts by the tobacco industry and its accomplices to influence scientific research, public opinion, government policy and the media. The WHO thus responds to a recent attack by the industry on anti-tobacco organizations and calls on member states not to cooperate or accept funds from the industry or front organization. The tobacco industry has in the past denied that smoking causes cancer and claimed that secondhand smoke is not harmful. The deception continues, the WHO says, with nicotine manufacturers “hiding the addictive nature of their products while targeting children and young adults directly with advertisements for their harmful products. The tobacco industry has no place in tobacco control or harm reduction policies.”
Read more on who.int
Americans with psychosis more likely to be addicted to nicotine
Americans who have had psychosis are more likely to depend on nicotine and use more tobacco than Americans who have not. This is according to research from the National Institute on Drug Abuse published on JAMA Open Source. That is why it is important that people who suffer from schizophrenia or who have had a psychosis are better guided to stop smoking. Smoking cessation therapy should be adapted to their personal situation.
Read more at Psychiatry Advisor
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2023-05-05 07:20:32
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