Ministers set to ban single-use vapes in UK over child addiction fears
Government understood to have concluded the disposable nicotine products are mainly aimed at under-18s Ministers are reportedly poised to ban single-use vapes, after a series of calls from councils, leading paediatricians and public waste campaigners to make selling the disposable devices illegal on health and environmental grounds. The move could come next week after the government...
How China Became Addicted to its Tobacco Monopoly
For two decades, China Tobacco has undermined a landmark anti-smoking treaty. Millions more deaths are predicted as a result. Chongqing, a booming municipality of 32 million people, was set to join a short list of major Chinese cities that have banned indoor smoking in public. But in August 2020, Zhang Jianmin, head of the state-run monopoly...
Israel: Health experts trash airport decision to bring smoking areas back
The Health Ministry and health organizations are harshly criticizing the Israel Airports Authority for reinstating smoking areas at Ben Gurion Airport. One designated smoking area is already available, and more are expected to open soon, some three years after the airport eliminated all smoking areas in its terminals. The decision to bring back the smoking...
Tobacco kills 1 000 in Namibia annually
While Namibia has made significant progress in the anti-tobacco fight, the country records at least 1 000 tobacco-related deaths annually. This was revealed by deputy health minister Esther Muinjangue at an ongoing anti-tobacco workshop in Rundu earlier this week. One of the chief highlights of this progress is the total ban of advertisements of tobacco products...
New smoking laws for Australia target ‘cunning’ tactics of big tobacco
New laws aimed at curbing smoking and addiction to tobacco products in Australia will be introduced into federal parliament today. The government said the legislation represented the biggest anti-smoking reforms in 12 years, and aimed to help Australians kick a habit that costs 20,000 lives every year. Cigarettes and vapes will be required to carry improved...
MEDIA ALERT: PC ON HEALTH TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS ON TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND ELECTRONIC DELIVERY SYSTEMS CONTROL BILL IN LIMPOPO
Parliament, Thursday, 14 September 2023 – The Portfolio Committee on Health will this weekend, from Friday 15 September to Sunday 17 September 2023, hold public hearings on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill (B33-2022) in Limpopo which is the second province the committee is visiting as part of a nationwide process...
