EU Health Commissioner Under Fire for Spouting Vape Misinformation

EU Health Commissioner Under Fire for Spouting Vape Misinformation

Advocates fear his recent blatant falsehoods will influence policymakers, and are calling for him to meet with scientists and consumers.

The EU Commission’s Misinformation on Vaping: A Deadly Disservice to Public Health - World Vapers' Alliance

The European Commission’s top officials are shamelessly spreading misinformation about vaping, and it’s keeping people smoking. Instead of following the science, they’re parroting propaganda that equates vaping with smoking, ignoring decades of evidence and the lived experience of millions who have quit cigarettes for good thanks to harm reduction. Take Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra, who declared in front of the European Parliament Committee: “Smo…