Flavour bans archive

"E-cigs will taste like rotten wood" - Strong criticism of flavour ban

According to the Dutch government, e-cigs should only taste of rotten wood and burnt caramel. The planned flavour ban has been heavily criticised by consumer groups across the EU.

Illustrates young person with e-cigarette

Young people try e-cigs more often - to deal with stress and anxiety

Young people often try e-cigarettes, but most do not become regular users. The reasons are in curiosity, peer pressure and stress management.

Debate on flavour ban for e-cigarettes in Parliament in 2022

3000 road users wanted to stop the ban - "They are not real"

Parliament voted against the government's ban on flavours in e-cigarettes. The debate got heated when Yasmine Bladelius (S&D) claimed that the emails and letters received from users were not sent by real people.

Social Affairs Committee: No to flavour ban for e-cigarettes

A majority of parliamentary parties do not want to ban flavours in e-cigarettes. However, the Social Affairs Committee wants to make it a criminal offence for private individuals to sell nicotine products to minors.

Opposition rallies against flavour ban - "Optimistic for majority"

The centre-right opposition is now rallying to reject the proposal to ban flavours in e-cigarettes. In practice, this would mean that the proposal would fail in Parliament.

Message to the government: We will fight for our flavours!

The government wants to ban our flavours. They don't want our e-cigarettes to taste good. They just want it to taste like "tobacco smoke". What's going on?

"Without flavours, e-cigarettes do not work"

I don't want to become a smoker again. Why do you want me to?" Users and entrepreneurs ask this question in a film aimed at politicians in the Social Affairs Committee.

Left Party: yes to flavour ban - "Don't want to favour tobacco companies"

The Left Party will vote in favour of a ban on flavours. The reason is the concern that flavours attract young people and that this benefits the tobacco companies.

e-cigarettes attract young people in the same way as cigarettes.

Ban on flavours in e-cigs led to more young people smoking

Young people were more inclined to smoke after San Francisco banned flavours in e-cigarettes. "The ban has created incentives to smoke instead of vejpa," researchers say.

We need to talk about the flavour ban - what can YOU do now?

Opposition to the government's flavour ban is in full swing. But what is the political situation? And what can you as a user do to influence politicians? Vejpkollen explains!

Unclear how (KD) and (L) stand on the flavour ban

The Liberals and Christian Democrats are waiting to give their opinion on the government's proposed ban on flavours for e-cigarettes and e-liquid.

(C) says no to flavour ban - wants to wait for investigation

The Centre Party does not want to ban flavours in e-cigarettes and e-liquid. Sofia Nilsson (C) said: "Investigate first.