US EditionWHO calls on governments to ban flavors in all nicotine products
- On May 31, 2025, the World Health Organization urged governments worldwide to prohibit flavored additives in tobacco and nicotine products to help prevent youth addiction and related health issues.
- This call followed evidence that flavors like menthol and bubble gum mask the harshness of toxic products, making them more appealing and harder to quit, which fuels a new wave of nicotine addiction.
- The WHO publication detailed how flavored tobacco and accessories circumvent regulations and target young users, with over 50 countries already banning flavored tobacco and several restricting e-cigarettes and disposables.
- WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated flavors “undermine decades of progress in tobacco control” and warned the epidemic kills about eight million people annually without bold regulatory action.
- This initiative underscores a global public health push to reduce nicotine use among youth through bans, standardized packaging, increased taxes, and intensified law enforcement, as endorsed by health officials including Philippine Secretary Teodoro Herbosa.
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DOH laments increase in vaping among youth
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday led the observance of World No Tobacco Day with a call on the youth to stop smoking and vaping. At a press conference with the government’s top health executives, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said that with more and more young people vaping—11.7 percent of the […]...Keep on reading: DOH laments increase in vaping among youth
WHO calls for immediate ban on flavoured tobacco
Representational image of a person smoking. — Canva/FileIslamabad : On World No Tobacco Day, the World Health Organisation launched a publication and called on governments to urgently ban all flavours in tobacco and nicotine products—including cigarettes, pouches, hookahs, and...
WHO calls on governments to ban flavors in all nicotine products
On World No Tobacco Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) today launches a new publication and calls on governments to urgently ban all flavors in tobacco and nicotine products, including cigarettes, pouches, hookahs and e-cigarettes to protect youth from addiction and disease.
WHO calls for urgent action to ban flavoured tobacco and nicotine products - The Canadian Media
Geneva: On World No Tobacco Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) today launches a new publication and calls on governments to urgently ban all flavours in tobacco and nicotine products, including cigarettes, pouches, hookahs and e-cigarettes to protect youth from addiction and disease. Flavours like menthol, bubble gum and cotton candy are masking the harshness of tobacco and nicotine products turning toxic products into youth-friendly bait…
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