Australian Government takes stronger action on vaping and smoking
VicHealth commends the Australian Government’s groundbreaking reforms announced today, protecting future generations from the harms created by Big Tobacco and the vaping industry.
https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/vichealth-welcomes-landmark-reforms-vaping
This includes a range of comprehensive measures to reduce the significant damage caused by vaping, including banning the sale of all single-use, disposable e-cigarettes. Today is a significant step towards ensuring children and young people in Australia are protected from the harms of e-cigarettes. VicHealth strongly supports the Government’s commitment to:
>Ban the sale of all single-use disposable e-cigarettes
>Introducing minimum quality standards on certain flavors, colors, and ingredients and reducing allowable nicotine content.
- Raise public awareness about the health impacts of e-cigarettes
- Prohibit advertising, promotion, and sponsorship of e-cigarettes
- Monitor and prevent illegal importation and supply of non-prescription e-cigarettes in Australia.
These comprehensive measures will once again place Australia as a global leader in tobacco control.VicHealth CEO Dr. Sandro Demaio welcomed today’s landmark announcement.
Note: These are the type of actions necessary to counter the predatory youth marketing that E-cigarette manufacturers are using.
Stephen Hamann
