New Zealand has set new regulations to limit youth vaping, effective Sept. 21, reports the Xinhua News Agency. New specialist vape shops will be banned in locations within 300 meters of schools and Maori meeting places, according to Health Minister Ayesha Verrall. “Vapes will need child safety mechanisms, and names like ‘cotton candy’ and ‘strawberry jelly donut’...
While the debate rages on whether or not vaping is “healthier” than smoking – and what implications the activity has for one’s health – insurance experts say that, when it comes to health risk profiles, they’re treated exactly the same. According to Motshabi Nomvethe from professional insurance and healthcare service provider PPS, while smokers have...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reminding caregivers to store tobacco vaping cartridges safely to prevent children from being poisoned by the liquid inside, noting that e-cigarette exposures have increased sharply over the last year. A newsletter published last week by the F.D.A. included data from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report in June that found...
“Tobacco use continues to be one of the biggest public health threats,” said a World Health Organization official. Just four countries - only one of which is in the European Union - have implemented all of the World Health Organization (WHO)’s recommended measures to reduce tobacco smoking globally. The countries of the Netherlands and Mauritius have...
Addiction to tobacco and nicotine termed one of the biggest public health threats In Summary • These products often come in appealing flavours, making them enticing to nonsmokers, youth and children • The organisations called for strict regulations on the advertising, promotion and sponsorship of oral nicotine pouches to protect nonsmokers and the youth Kenya faces a resurgence...
The Cameroonian Coalition for Tobacco Control (C3T), continues to push for effective implementation of pictorial health warnings in Cameroon where tobacco industry interference and administrative tolerance seem to stall the policy. In a press conference organized on World No Tobacco Day, C3T highlighted that pictorial health warnings makes it possible to effectively show current...
Ukraine is investing in healthier futures for its families and children. As part of a comprehensive approach to improving health, including recent efforts to implement a ban on foods high in trans fats within the country, the WHO Country Office of Ukraine and the WHO/Europe Special Initiative for NCDs and Innovation (SNI), in coordination...
In the face of consistent opposition from the tobacco industry, Uganda is standing firm on its successful eight-year long ban on the sale of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), says World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative Dr Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam. The Tobacco Control Act, 2015 sought to effectively remove this globally popular tobacco alternative to smoking cigarettes...
The Portfolio Committee on Health has announced that public consultation on the new Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill will end on 28 July. In a media statement from Parliament, the government said that written submissions on the bill must be emailed to tobaccobill@parliament.gov.za or submitted online at https://forms.gle/FLrhnvThDk8ccLG97. As reported on 22 June, the submission period was originally...
Kenya is developing certification standards for processing and distributing non-combustible nicotine products. British American Tobacco Kenya has disclosed to shareholders that the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) is spearheading the process for the products the firm expects to help retain health-conscious consumers who have been gradually moving away from tobacco smoking. “Our introduction of modern oral...
