Young politicians: promoting less harmful use of nicotine
Restrict marketing - but not flavours and introduce harm minimisation in tobacco policy. Three political youth organisations give their opinion on new nicotine products.
Tag: ban on flavours
Covert flavour ban wipes out vape shops in the US
In less than a month, the US FDA has banned the sale of almost all non-tobacco and menthol flavoured e-liquids in the country.
"Sweden's vejpers must speak out against the flavour ban"
Swedish retailers are urging e-cigarette users to email Social Affairs Minister Lena Hallengren to protest the planned flavour ban.
Norway: Young smokers should not be allowed to buy e-cigarettes
The Norwegian government wants to allow e-cigarettes and e-liquid with nicotine. But only in tobacco flavours and with an age limit of 25 years. The age limit for cigarettes is 18.
Calls on the Minister of Social Affairs to change his mind on road pricing
After a new report from England: MP David Josefsson (m) calls on Minister of Social Affairs Lena Hallengren (s) to change her attitude towards vejpning.
Swedish road workers are organising at a fast pace
Over 400 members in one weekend. The association Svenska Vejpare got off to a flying start after word spread on social media. "Now we need to reach the rest of all Swedish users"
The vision that can save lives - dies with the flavour ban
If the flavour ban is enforced, a majority of Sweden's dedicated vejp shops will close down. "They are trying to kill us!" says Quest Leite.
M: Banning flavours in e-liquid is the wrong way to go
The Moderates do not want to ban flavourings in e-liquids. "Conservative regulation that slows down the development of less harmful products" says Johan Hultberg (M).
"There is no need to flavour with enticing flavours"
"If we weigh the risk of young people taking up vejpa against those who want to quit smoking with the help of flavoured e-cigarettes, the young people weigh considerably more," Lena Emilsson (s) told Vejpkollen.
Flavour ban: "An extremely high price to pay for a gut feeling"
Flavours in e-liquids are important and without them, ex-smokers will fall back to regular cigarettes." So says Thomas Dallmann, a Swedish e-juice manufacturer.
Authority accused of hiding figures on road pricing
The Danish health authority is accused of hiding information about e-cigarettes ahead of its decision to ban flavours in e-juice. Now criticism is growing from both politicians and companies.
Denmark's ban on flavoured e-juice confirmed
Despite being contrary to the EU Treaty, the Danish Parliament decided to ban flavours in e-liquids from April 2022.
