US EditionBelgium will ban sales of disposable e-cigarettes in a first for the EU
- Belgium will ban the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes starting Jan. 1, marking a first for European Union nations.
- Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke stated that these e-cigarettes pose a health threat to teenagers, making it easier for them to become addicted to nicotine.
- The disposable nature of e-cigarettes contributes to environmental issues due to plastic, batteries, and circuits.
- Vandenbroucke urged the European Commission to modernize tobacco legislation in light of this new initiative.
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News24 Business | Belgium becomes first EU country to ban disposable e-cigarettes
Wildly popular with young people for their dizzying array of flavours, including apple, watermelon and cola, the time is up for disposable e-cigarettes in Belgium -- the first EU country to ban them.
As the consumption of new tobacco products increases, so does the regulations to regulate them. Belgium has thus put into focus single-use vapes, as from 1 January it will be prohibited throughout the country to sell them, as reported by AFP. With this measure, Belgium becomes the first country in the European Union to ban single-use vapes, aware of the attractiveness these products generate in younger ones, with claims such as flavors.
Belgium becomes the first EU country to ban single-use vapes. On January 1, nicotine products will become illegal throughout the country. - Nicotine is bad for health. Those are the facts, says Belgian Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke.
Next year, Belgium will become the first European Union country to ban the sale of disposable e-cigarettes.
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