EU proposes ban on flavoured heated tobacco products

[Still Waters]

The European Union has proposed a ban on selling flavoured and heated tobacco products, which includes vaping devices.

According to the Financial Post, this proposed ban on flavoured vapes is part of their wider strategy in the fight against cancer.

The European Commission released a statement on their proposed ban claiming that their motion comes as a response to a noticeable rise in the number of vapes being sold across the 27 EU member states.

A study commissioned into the rise of vaping in Europe found that sales of heated tobacco products had risen by as much as 10% in some member states.

Some EU countries have already imposed their own ban on flavoured vapes, with the Netherlands ban on certain flavours of vaping due to come into effect at the beginning of 2023.

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