Ban cigarettes, but not ENDS' or e-cigarettes, say experts
6 years, 7 months ago

Ban cigarettes, but not ENDS' or e-cigarettes, say experts

Deccan Chronicle  

COIMBATORE: Having already imposed a ban in eight states in the country, the Union Health ministry is considering a pan-India ban on Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and related products. Medical experts, primarily oncologists echo the opinion that the government must necessarily impose a blanket ban on cigarettes instead of banning ‘ENDS’, e-cigarettes and related products. Also supporting the blanked ban on cigarettes instead of taking ENDS and related products off the market is Samrat Chowdhery spokesperson of Association of Vapers, India, who said, “scientific research substantiates that vaping can prove to be an important tool in smoking cessation. Furthermore, there are enough studies, research and analysis to suggest that vaping, in comparison to tobacco cigarettes and other tobacco products are less harmful and contain far lesser toxins and thereby cause a reduced level of harm.” he said, “On behalf of a vaping body that represents more than 4,000 vapers, the question that AVI is raising is why aren't cigarettes banned instead?” he mused. If the aim is to bring down tobacco consumption, the government must seriously consider imposing a ban on smoking on the whole.” Rakesh Sharma a resident of the textile city said.

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Vaping is not an approved way to quit smoking, it is in fact, far more harmful
4 days ago

Vaping is not an approved way to quit smoking, it is in fact, far more harmful

The Hindu  

India is one of the few countries that has completely banned the sale of e-cigarettes to protect young people from e-cigarette-related harms. The misconception that e-cigarettes are an effective tool to quit smoking might stir controversy, especially as vaping is being promoted as less harmful than smoking, and vaping products come in the most popular flavours. Many E-Cigarette ban in …

Will non-addictive and easy-to-quit cigarettes be a reality?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Will non-addictive and easy-to-quit cigarettes be a reality?

Firstpost  

In the final days of President Joe Biden’s term, the US Food and Drug Administration has placed a proposal that could make cigarettes less addictive and simpler to quit. The agency says it will drastically reduce the amount of nicotine levels in cigarettes, most cigars and other combustible tobacco products sold nationwide. Reuters In the final days of the Biden …

FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with Trump
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Federal officials on Wednesday released a far-reaching proposal to make cigarettes far less addictive by capping their nicotine content, a goal long sought by antismoking advocates that is unlikely to go into effect anytime soon. The FDA has spent years studying the issue and said Wednesday that cutting nicotine would help nearly 13 million current smokers quit cigarettes …

Lower nicotine requirements in cigarettes could be coming soon
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Lower nicotine requirements in cigarettes could be coming soon

NPR  

Lower nicotine requirements in cigarettes could be coming soon BSIP/Universal Images Group Editorial via Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration wants to limit nicotine in cigarettes and other combustible tobacco products, a move the outgoing Biden administration and anti-smoking advocates have said could make smoking a lot less addictive and easier to quit. Sponsor Message Moreover, she says, it …

Belgium will ban sales of disposable e-cigarettes in a first for the EU
3 months ago

Belgium will ban sales of disposable e-cigarettes in a first for the EU

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Belgium will ban the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes as of Jan. 1 on health and environmental grounds in a groundbreaking move for European Union nations. Health minister Frank Vandenbroucke said the inexpensive e-cigarettes had turned into a health threat since they are an easy way for teenagers to be drawn into smoking and get hooked on nicotine. …

Doctors call for ban on disposable vapes and flavours to tackle youth e-cig ‘epidemic’
7 months ago

Doctors call for ban on disposable vapes and flavours to tackle youth e-cig ‘epidemic’

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The British Medical Association urged ministers to “take bold and brave actions” to protect the …

Health ministry reports 350 violations of e-cigarette ban, black market thrives
8 months ago

Health ministry reports 350 violations of e-cigarette ban, black market thrives

Live Mint  

The Union Health and Family Ministry's tobacco cell has reported 350 vape-related violations since 2022. Electronic nicotine delivery systems, or e-cigarettes, are battery-powered devices used to vape a flavoured solution containing varying concentrations of nicotine, an addictive chemical found in tobacco products. According to data from the ministry's tobacco cell, there were 44 violations so far this financial year, 263 …

UK set to ban tobacco sales for a ‘smoke-free’ generation. Will it work?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

UK set to ban tobacco sales for a ‘smoke-free’ generation. Will it work?

Al Jazeera  

The UK’s smoking ban aims to phase out sales of tobacco, which is one of the main causes of cancer deaths in Britain. Parliament approved the government’s “historic” plans to create a “smoke-free” generation on Tuesday in a bid to reduce the number of people dying from smoking-related diseases, a big burden on the country’s publicly funded National Health Service. …

Vaping on holiday? Here’s the rules for each country after call for global ban
1 year ago

Vaping on holiday? Here’s the rules for each country after call for global ban

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Here’s how country’s across the world measure up on vaping: Australia Australians need a prescription to use nicotine-containing e-cigarettes, but …

The UK will ban disposable vapes and curb candy-flavored e-cigarettes that attract children under 18
1 year, 2 months ago

The UK will ban disposable vapes and curb candy-flavored e-cigarettes that attract children under 18

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s government will ban the sale of disposable vapes and limit their cornucopia of flavors to prevent children from becoming addicted to nicotine, officials said Monday. It is currently illegal to sell vapes or tobacco to children under 18 in the U.K., but officials say that youth vaping has tripled in the past three years, and that cheap, …

UK’s biggest manufacturer of cigarettes and e-cigarettes calls for tough rules on sales of products
1 year, 4 months ago

UK’s biggest manufacturer of cigarettes and e-cigarettes calls for tough rules on sales of products

The Telegraph  

Britain’s largest tobacco and vaping company is calling for e-cigarettes to be more closely regulated as it urges ministers not to ban disposable vapes. The company - which says “healthier alternatives” to smoking account for half of its revenue - said it backed the Government’s ambitions to make Britain “smoke free”. One in five children aged 11 to 17 has …

UK government cracks down on marketing and sale of vapes to children
1 year, 4 months ago

UK government cracks down on marketing and sale of vapes to children

Live Mint  

The United Kingdom government has also come down heavily on vaping, e-cigarettes and new-age gateway products and has shared its proposal for public consultation to rein in on vaping by children. “The lack of awareness surrounding the risks associated with vaping is a huge concern in many countries, including India. Both children and their parents often remain unaware of the …

Call to ban the sale of vapes and cigarettes near schools
1 year, 6 months ago

Call to ban the sale of vapes and cigarettes near schools

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Whether sitting in class, playing games outside or waiting at the school bus stop, …

Vaping ban violations: Centre issues public notice for stricter implementation of Act
1 year, 10 months ago

Vaping ban violations: Centre issues public notice for stricter implementation of Act

The Hindu  

May 22, 2023 07:44 pm | Updated 07:44 pm IST - New Delhi With e-cigarettes easily available online and at tobacco shops despite a ban, the Union Health Ministry has issued a public notice for stricter implementation of the Act which prohibits manufacture, sale and The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act came into force in 2019. In the notice issued …

Australia to ban recreational vaping in ‘Big Tobacco’ crackdown
1 year, 10 months ago

Australia to ban recreational vaping in ‘Big Tobacco’ crackdown

Al Jazeera  

Australia will ban single-use disposable vapes, halt imports of non-prescription versions, and restrict how much nicotine e-cigarettes may contain. Australia has announced a sweeping crackdown on vaping, accusing tobacco companies of hooking the next “generation of nicotine addicts” by deliberately targeting teenagers. Billed as the country’s largest anti-smoking reforms in a decade, Australia announced on Tuesday it will ban single-use …

Despite ban, e-cigarettes remain major health challenge in India: Study
2 years, 2 months ago

Despite ban, e-cigarettes remain major health challenge in India: Study

India Today  

A new study indicates that e-cigarettes remain a major public health challenge in India despite bans from the government, which were aimed at protecting youth from vaping-related harms. The study conducted by researchers from The George Institute for Global Health aimed to "examine educated young adults’ e-cigarette-related attitudes and behaviors and their support for various e-cigarette control policies." Greater education …

Labour would ban cigarette sales to stamp out smoking, says Wes Streeting
2 years, 2 months ago

Labour would ban cigarette sales to stamp out smoking, says Wes Streeting

The Telegraph  

A Labour government could ban the sale of cigarettes in order to eradicate smoking by 2030, says the shadow health secretary. Wes Streeting said Labour would consult on banning the sale and purchase of cigarettes as part of a “radical” package of measures to stamp out smoking. He told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that the Government needed to …

Explained | The recommendation to ban the sale of single cigarettes
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained | The recommendation to ban the sale of single cigarettes

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare in its latest report about cancer management, prevention and diagnosis recommended that the government institute a ban on the sale of single sticks of cigarettes. It said, “The tobacco industry is targeting young people in low and middle-income countries to replace those dying from smoking-related causes.” Single …

FDA, Juul: why the ban is bad news for public health.
55 years, 3 months ago

FDA, Juul: why the ban is bad news for public health.

Slate  

It started with a plan to curb deaths from tobacco. Combined with a broad failure to authorize other brands of e-cigarettes—the agency has authorized only a handful, and none in flavors other than tobacco—these decisions reveal an agency that is eager to simply ever further restrict tobacco and nicotine products, rather than allow smokers and vapers to choose from the …

Ban advertisement of tobacco products: Health experts to govt
2 years, 10 months ago

Ban advertisement of tobacco products: Health experts to govt

Firstpost  

On the eve of World No Tobacco Day, they also asked the Centre to ensure that tobacco control law and policies are made stronger and implemented effectively New Delhi: Health experts and celebrities have urged the government to put an immediate ban on On the eve of World No Tobacco Day, they also asked the Centre to ensure that tobacco …

FDA to gain power to regulate synthetic nicotine starting April 14
2 years, 11 months ago

FDA to gain power to regulate synthetic nicotine starting April 14

Daily Mail  

The Food and Drug Administration will gain the power to regulate synthetic nicotine on Thursday, potentially opening the door for a full fledged ban of flavored e-cigarettes in the United States. The FDA will gain the power to start regulating, and potentially banning, the use of synthetic nicotine starting Thursday Last year, the FDA banned the use of refillable mint …

2 Years of Vaping Ban in India: Some Scientists Say it's Time for a Review
3 years, 6 months ago

2 Years of Vaping Ban in India: Some Scientists Say it's Time for a Review

The Quint  

In this clutter of misinformation, the scientifically sound public health communication would be that if you are a non-smoker, avoid any nicotine-containing product; if you smoke, try to quit, and if you cannot or are not willing to give up nicotine use, reduce harm by switching to the least harmful options available such as vaping, snus or heated tobacco. We …

Harmful e-cigarettes must be better regulated to protect young people: WHO
3 years, 8 months ago

Harmful e-cigarettes must be better regulated to protect young people: WHO

Firstpost  

Doctor Vinayak Prasad said targeting children “with toxic and poisonous products is a criminal act. And it’s a human rights violation.” Electronic cigarettes and similar devices are dangerous to health and must be regulated to curb the tobacco industry’s “criminal” tactics to get young people hooked on nicotine, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday. The UN health agency’s eighth tobacco …

Next government must increase efforts to ban smoking: lobby groups
3 years, 10 months ago

Next government must increase efforts to ban smoking: lobby groups

Dutch News  

Anti smoking lobby groups, supported by heart health charity Hartstichting, cancer charity KWF Kankerbestrijding and pharmaceuticals company Pfizer, have called on the next government to do more to ban smoking and to bring in strict regulations for alternative products, such as electronic cigarettes. De Kanter is scathing about tobacco giant Philip Morris’s attempt to promote its smoke-free product, or IQOS, …

Next government must increase efforts to ban smoking: lobby groups
3 years, 10 months ago

Next government must increase efforts to ban smoking: lobby groups

Dutch News  

Anti smoking lobby groups, supported by heart health charity Hartstichting, cancer charity KWF Kankerbestrijding and pharmaceuticals company Pfizer, have called on the next government to do more to ban smoking and to bring in strict regulations for alternative products, such as electronic cigarettes. De Kanter is scathing about tobacco giant Philip Morris’s attempt to promote its smoke-free product, or IQOS, …

Editorial: Banning menthol cigarettes is a racial justice issue
3 years, 11 months ago

Editorial: Banning menthol cigarettes is a racial justice issue

LA Times  

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s announcement Thursday that it was moving to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars this year is not just the single most important step the federal agency has taken reduce the deadly impact of tobacco use in the U.S. It’s also one that comes with significant racial justice implications. The African American …

Experts warn banning all vaping could drive people back to smoking
5 years, 3 months ago

Experts warn banning all vaping could drive people back to smoking

Daily Mail  

Several states have enacted bans on the sale of flavored vape products and President Trump has considered a similar ban in the wake of the spate of lung illnesses that has sickened more than 2,000 people. In a new editorial, some public health experts agree that with the protester's sentiment that 'flavors save lives' and warned the vaping bans may …

Winter Session of Parliament: MPs seek death penalty, lynching for rapists; Rajya Sabha passes Bill banning e-cigarettes
5 years, 3 months ago

Winter Session of Parliament: MPs seek death penalty, lynching for rapists; Rajya Sabha passes Bill banning e-cigarettes

Firstpost  

Parliament proceedings on Monday were marked by irate legislators calling for stringent punishment for those convicted for rape. Parliament proceedings on Monday were marked by irate legislators calling for stringent punishment for those convicted for rape after the gangrape and murder of the 25-year-old Hyderabad veterinarian came to light, and BJP members protesting Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s remarks terming …

E-cigarettes set to be banned in India as Parliament passes bill
5 years, 3 months ago

E-cigarettes set to be banned in India as Parliament passes bill

India Today  

Parliament on Monday passed a bill which seeks to prohibit the production, trade, transport, storage and The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Bill, 2019, was passed in Rajya Sabha with voice vote. During the debate on the bill, some members expressed apprehensions that the government had brought this bill under pressure from tobacco lobby and demanded the ban be extended to …

Rajya Sabha takes up bill to ban e-cigarettes
5 years, 4 months ago

Rajya Sabha takes up bill to ban e-cigarettes

India TV News  

Rajya Sabha on Thursday took up a bill seeking a ban on electronic cigarettes, with Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan highlighting the urgency to bring an ordinance earlier saying some big tobacco firms had announced plans to enter India with a different name and would have taken the market by storm. There was a "very, very strong threat from tobacco …

Lok Sabha takes up bill to ban e-cigarettes
5 years, 4 months ago

Lok Sabha takes up bill to ban e-cigarettes

India Today  

Cutting across party lines, members of the Lok Sabha on Tuesday supported the Bill to ban the production, import and sale of electronic cigarettes though the Congress questioned the government's decision to adopt the ordinance route for the legislation. Moving a statutory resolution objecting to promulgation of the ordinance, Congress member Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said he has no fundamental objection …

Home Ministry asks states to enforce ban on e-cigarette
5 years, 4 months ago

Home Ministry asks states to enforce ban on e-cigarette

India TV News  

The Home Ministry has written to the states for enforcement of the prohibition on e-cigarettes done through an ordinance issued in September. In a letter to Chief Secretaries and Director General of Police of all states and Union Territories, the Home Ministry has asked to ensure enforcement of the ban and other provisions of the ordinance, considering the deleterious impact …

‘War on tobacco: think ahead of industry’
5 years, 5 months ago

‘War on tobacco: think ahead of industry’

The Hindu  

Dr. Pankaj Chaturvedi, a head and neck cancer surgeon from Mumbai’s Tata Memorial Hospital has been a vociferous critic of tobacco use. Dr. Chaturvedi talks to The Hindu about why the Centre’s move to ban Electronic Nicotine Delivery Devices was essential, and his concerns about the government’s failure to curb tobacco usage through smoking and chewing. The latest results from …

Lung specialists step up calls for ban on 'harmful' e-cigarettes
5 years, 5 months ago

Lung specialists step up calls for ban on 'harmful' e-cigarettes

Dutch News  

Dutch lung specialists have called for a total ban on e-cigarettes on the grounds that they cause lung disease and do nothing to prevent smoking. ‘We want a complete ban on e-cigarettes in the Netherlands, Leon van Toorn, of lung specialists’ association NVALT told AD. The association, which last month conducted a survey among its member to gauge the extent …

Lung specialists step up calls for ban on 'harmful' e-cigarettes
5 years, 5 months ago

Lung specialists step up calls for ban on 'harmful' e-cigarettes

Dutch News  

Dutch lung specialists have called for a total ban on e-cigarettes on the grounds that they cause lung disease and do nothing to prevent smoking. ‘We want a complete ban on e-cigarettes in the Netherlands, Leon van Toorn, of lung specialists’ association NVALT told AD. The association, which last month conducted a survey among its member to gauge the extent …

New bill aims to cap nicotine levels in e-cigarettes
5 years, 5 months ago

New bill aims to cap nicotine levels in e-cigarettes

CNN  

CNN — US Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi announced new legislation Monday that would put a cap the concentration of nicotine in e-cigarette products. The newly introduced bill would restrict nicotine content to no more than 20 milligrams per milliliter “to make them significantly less addictive and appealing to youth,” according to an announcement Monday by Krishnamoorthi’s office. “Capping the concentration of …

Vaping bans are supposed to help. But could they become a ‘public health disaster’?
5 years, 5 months ago

Vaping bans are supposed to help. But could they become a ‘public health disaster’?

LA Times  

Taylor Dillon, 22, speaks before the Manhattan Beach Council. “It’s distressing to me — not that we’re focusing on kids, but that we’re ignoring the consequences for adult smokers,” said Ken Warner, professor emeritus at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. New York University tobacco expert Raymond Niaura said removing e-cigarettes from the market could be “a public …

Why has India banned e-cigarettes?
5 years, 6 months ago

Why has India banned e-cigarettes?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On Wednesday, the Union Cabinet approved the promulgation of the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Ordinance, 2019 with immediate effect. E-cigarettes may be manufactured to look like traditional cigarettes and are marketed as tobacco-free nicotine delivery devices. The liquid-vapourising solutions also contain “toxic chemicals and metals that can cause several adverse health effects including cancers and diseases …

Govt issues ordinance to ban e-cigarettes
5 years, 6 months ago

Govt issues ordinance to ban e-cigarettes

The Hindu  

The Government on Thursday issued an ordinance to ban e-cigarettes, making the production, import, export, transport, sale or First time violators will face a jail term of up to one year and a fine of ₹1 lakh. Ms. Sitharaman, who had headed a Group of Ministers on the issue, said the Cabinet decided to ban e-cigarettes and similar products as …

Tobacco farmers, merchants in Gujarat urge Centre to reconsider ban on e-cigarettes, say farmers will be severely affected
5 years, 6 months ago

Tobacco farmers, merchants in Gujarat urge Centre to reconsider ban on e-cigarettes, say farmers will be severely affected

Firstpost  

An organization of tobacco farmers and merchants in Gujarat on Wednesday urged the Union government to reconsider its decision to ban e-cigarettes. Ahmedabad: An organization of tobacco farmers and merchants in Gujarat on Wednesday urged the Union government to reconsider its decision to ban e-cigarettes. Bhikhubhai Patel, president of the Association, told reporters that farmers in Gujarat sell raw tobacco …

India joins the bandwagon: Bans e-cigarettes, warns of epidemic among young people
5 years, 6 months ago

India joins the bandwagon: Bans e-cigarettes, warns of epidemic among young people

Firstpost  

The Indian prohibition will be imposed through an executive order and will include jail terms of up to three years for offenders. India banned the sale of electronic cigarettes on Wednesday and warned of an “epidemic” among young people, in the latest and potentially biggest move globally against vaping over growing health concerns. “These novel products come with attractive appearances …

Banning e-cigarettes ‘historic’ move: U.S.-based advocacy group
5 years, 6 months ago

Banning e-cigarettes ‘historic’ move: U.S.-based advocacy group

The Hindu  

India has become a leader in the global fight against a youth e-cigarette epidemic by taking a “historic” decision to ban such nicotine and tobacco products, a U.S.-based top advocacy group has said. President of Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Matthew L Myers said India’s decision to ban the sale, manufacture, import and advertising of e-cigarettes nationwide was a “bold effort” …

Why govt's intention to ban e-cigarettes is good but its reasons defy logic | Opinion
5 years, 6 months ago

Why govt's intention to ban e-cigarettes is good but its reasons defy logic | Opinion

India Today  

All cigarettes are equal; some cigarettes are more equal than others. - World Health Organisation The first paragraph of the health ministry's report titlted 'Tobacco taxes in India: An empirical analysis' reads: "India faces the challenge of rising burden of non-communicable diseases.the NCDs account for more than half of the deaths, which is further exacerbated by the high prevalence of …

E-cigarettes: What are they, why they were banned, and why it is difficult to ban traditional cigarettes
5 years, 6 months ago

E-cigarettes: What are they, why they were banned, and why it is difficult to ban traditional cigarettes

Op India  

The Union government on Wednesday banned e-cigarettes in India, citing health risk to youths and children. They have become extremely popular among teens and youths, contributed by attractive As most e-cigarette formulations contain nicotine, this had triggered concern that e-cigarettes will lead to nicotine addiction, and resulting in same health risks as cigarettes. The EU limits e-cigarette The notification issued …

India bans vaping after government passes emergency order
5 years, 6 months ago

India bans vaping after government passes emergency order

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India’s cabinet has approved a …

Union Cabinet Clears Proposal To Prohibit E-Cigarettes
5 years, 6 months ago

Union Cabinet Clears Proposal To Prohibit E-Cigarettes

Live Law  

The Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced the prohibition of E-Cigarettes today. "The Cabinet has given its approval for a decision to ban E-Cigarettes.It means that production, manufacturing, import, export, transport, or sale, or even. "The Cabinet has given its approval for a decision to ban E-Cigarettes.It means that production, manufacturing, import, export, transport, or sale, or even distribution, storage …

India bans production and import of e-cigarettes in 'public health move' pending final session in November
5 years, 6 months ago

India bans production and import of e-cigarettes in 'public health move' pending final session in November

Firstpost  

India has 106 million adult smokers, making it a lucrative market for firms such as Juul and Philip Morris. India’s cabinet on Wednesday banned production and import of electronic cigarettes, a public health move that is seen dashing the expansion plans of companies such as Juul Labs and Philip Morris International. But India has 106 million adult smokers, second only …

Cabinet approves ban on e-cigarettes, shares of cigarette makers jump
5 years, 6 months ago

Cabinet approves ban on e-cigarettes, shares of cigarette makers jump

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India banned electronic cigarettes amid growing fears over the health risks posed by vaping, sending shares of conventional cigarette makers soaring. The Indian Council of Medical Research has also issued a white paper recommending a complete ban on e-cigarettes based on available scientific evidence. “WHO has also urged member countries to take appropriate steps including prohibiting these products,” …

Shares of cigarette companies rise as government bans e-cigarettes
5 years, 6 months ago

Shares of cigarette companies rise as government bans e-cigarettes

Live Mint  

Mumbai: Shares of cigarette makers surged on Wednesday after the Union Cabinet has approved banning e-cigarettes. Shares of ITC Ltd rose 1.8%, Godfrey Phillips India Ltd soared 7.8%, VST Industries Ltd gained 1% and Golden Tobacco Ltd climbed 4.5%. Earlier, following an advisory from the health ministry, at least 12 states in India had banned Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems. In …

Vaping ban to unclog teen lungs in Delhi
5 years, 6 months ago

Vaping ban to unclog teen lungs in Delhi

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the Union Cabinet had given a nod to a total ban on sale and manufacture of e-cigarettes. In July, the Delhi High Court directed the Aam Aadmi Party government to "urgently" examine the issue of regulating sale and consumption of e-cigarettes. Concerned over the growing trend of e-cigarette use among kids, Dr SK …

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