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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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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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Vaping linked to rare lung disease: study

PARIS, France (AFP) — Doctors treating a patient with a rare lung disease usually caused by exposure to industrial metals say it may instead be the first case linked to vaping. Electronic cigarettes are sold as safer alternatives to traditional tobacco products and as aids to stop smoking. But they have been implicated in a growing number of recent deaths and health alerts, especially in the United States. Researchers at the University of California San […]

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NCRPO says enforcement of vaping ban one of its priorities

(Eagle News)–The implementation of the ban on the use and importation of e-cigarettes is now one of the National Capital Region Police Office’s priorities. NCRPO chief Police Brigadier General Debold Sinas made the announcement in a statement on Sunday, Nov. 24. “In the enforcement thereof, we are bound to ensure that all violators will be arrested and properly recorded in the blotter book,” he said. According to Sinas, the NCRPO will also coordinate with vape […]

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Duterte: No need for EO vs vaping in public, nicotine already prohibited under law

(Eagle News)–There is no need to issue an executive order banning the use of e-cigarettes in public. According to President Rodrigo Duterte, this was because there was already a law banning the use of nicotine, which he said was a component of e-cigarettes. He did not say what law this was but earlier, Duterte said vaping devices could be confiscated under the Consumer Act of the Philippines or Republic Act No. 7394. “If the thing […]

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PNP: Vaping allowed in designated smoking places

(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police on Friday, Nov. 22, clarified that vaping is still allowed in designated smoking places. In an interview over GMA 7, PNP spokesperson Brigadier General Bernard Banac said this was under  Executive Order 26, which provides for the establishment of smoke-free environments in public and enclosed places. Banac said this was the  basis of the police for arresting vape users in public places. Earlier, President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the arrest of […]

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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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Number of people killed by vaping in US hits 26

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Twenty-six people have died from illnesses associated with e-cigarette use since March, US health authorities said Thursday, while some 1,300 have suffered lung injuries linked to vaping. Officials have yet to identify the cause for the outbreak, which dates back to late March, and are pursuing multiple lines of investigation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that 26 deaths in 21 states had now been linked to vaping, […]

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US state upholds e-cigarette ban amid vaping deaths

  NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The US state of Massachusetts upheld a ban on e-cigarettes Friday amid a spate of deaths and injuries linked to vaping across the country. Eighteen deaths in 15 states had now been positively linked to vaping since March, from a total of 1,080 illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Officials in Connecticut also announced a further death in that state on Friday. Massachusetts became […]

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Vaping-linked lung injury kills 18, sickens 1,080 in US outbreak

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Eighteen people have died from illnesses associated with e-cigarette use since March, US health authorities said Thursday, while more than a thousand others have suffered probable lung injuries linked to vaping. Officials have yet to identify the cause for the outbreak, which dates back to late March, and are pursuing multiple lines of investigation. A report by clinicians in North Carolina last month pointed to the inhalation of fatty […]

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