Tag: e-cigarettes

President Duterte formalizes ban on vaping in public, sale of unregistered e-cigarettes

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has formalized the ban on  vaping in public and the sale of unregistered e-cigarettes. The President signed Executive Order No. 106 months after he said he would issue the ban on their public use and importation. Under the EO,all e-liquids, solutions or refills forming components of Electronic Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS/ENNDS) or heated tobacco products (HTPs) have to register with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). All devices forming […]

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US unveils partial ban on flavored e-cigarettes

by Ivan Couronne WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US government announced Thursday it was banning most flavored e-cigarettes in a bid to curb the rising tide of youth vaping, but under industry pressure, it stopped short of the full ban promised in September by the White House. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said cartridge-based e-cigarettes in flavors other than tobacco or menthol would be illegal unless specifically authorized by the government. The change […]

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Canada to ban vaping ads aimed at youth

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Concerned by a sudden rise in youth vaping, Canada’s health minister on Thursday announced a ban on advertising for vaping products targeting young people. Marketing of the products would be allowed only in specialty shops, businesses and websites accessible by adults, and banned elsewhere, including convenience stores and billboards. Ottawa also proposed mandatory health warnings on vaping product packaging, which would have to be made childproof, and limiting their nicotine content. […]

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US raises tobacco and e-cigarette purchase age from 18 to 21

  by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Congress voted Thursday to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco and e-cigarettes from 18 to 21 across the country, a move intended to stem the rising tide of youth vaping. Passed by the Senate as part of a wider budgetary bill, it will take effect next year and will mean that tobacco and e-cigarettes will join alcohol as substances that […]

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E-cigarettes: five things to know

  by Olivier THIBAULT Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — E-cigarettes have become hugely popular in the past decade but a rash of vaping-linked deaths and illnesses is feeding caution about a product, already banned in some places. On Thursday an 18-year-old man died in Belgium in a vaping-linked death, the first such case in the country. Here are five things to know about electronic cigarettes. – Around for two decades – Early designs […]

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President Duterte bans use, importation of e-cigarettes

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Nov. 19, said he was banning the use and importation of e-cigarettes. The President made the announcement during a late-night press conference that was broadcast online. “Vaping is also dangerous, I am banning it. If you are smoking now, you will be arrested,” Duterte said. “Let us stop it. I am ordering the law enforcement agencies to arrest anybody vaping in public,” he added. The President made the announcement […]

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Duterte certifies as urgent bill seeking higher excise taxes for alcohol, e-cigarettes

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has certified as urgent a bill increasing the excise tax on alcohol, heated tobacco products and vapor products. In a Nov. 12 letter to Senate President Tito Sotto, Duterte said he was certifying Senate Bill No. 1074 as urgent to “address the urgent need to generate additional revenue to support the effective implementation of the Universal Health Care Act..” He said this was also to “further protect the right […]

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Regulasyon sa e-cigarettes at vape, inirekomenda ng DOH

(Eagle News) – Nais ng Department of Health na lagyan ng regulasyon ang e-cigarettes at vape. Sinabi ni Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial na hindi isinama ang mga ito sa smoking ban ngunit gagawan nila ito ng ibang probisyon. Sa ngayon ay pinag-aaralan na nila ang ukol dito. Matatandaang naglabas ng abiso ang Food and Drug Administration upang magbigay ng babala sa paggamit ng e-cigarettes. Ilang grupo man ang nagsasabing maaari itong alternatibo sa paninigarilyo, walang nakikitang […]

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