VERA Files
The vape genie is out of the bottle and the Senate, one of the two branches of Congress responsible for letting the genie out, is furious.
Local government units are regulating the sale and use of e-cigarettes and other novel tobacco products, but some have liberal rules that allow persons as young as 18 years old to buy the products.
The proposed Vaporized Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Production Regulation Act removes the two-flavor limit and allows online selling and advertising of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and heated tobacco products (HTPs), prompting health advocates to say that these provisions
would entice younger people to try these and get them hooked on what can become a lifetime addiction.
Disregarding the government’s tobacco control program, Congress has ratified a bill that allows younger people to buy and use electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and heated tobacco products (HTPs).
The Department of Health (DOH), Department of Education (DepEd) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) joined medical practitioners and youth leaders on Wednesday in asking Congress to reject the bill that seeks to lower the age of persons who can buy, use or sell vapes and electronic cigarettes.
Ti panangibaba iti edad dagiti tattao nga mabalin nga gumatang, aglako, wenno agusar iti vapes ken electronic cigarettes iti edad 18, ket mangited kadakuada iti gundaway tapno makaalada kadagiti produkto nga mabalin nga adda dakes nga epekto na iti salun-at ken mabalin nga agbunga iti panagabuso, kuna dagiti eksperto iti medisina ken salun-at.
Ang pagbaba ng minimum age ng mga taong maaaring bumili, magbenta, o gumamit ng vapes at electronic cigarettes sa 18 taong gulang ay nangangahulugan nang pagbibigay sa mas bata ng access sa mga produkto na may masamang epekto sa kalusugan na maaaring humantong sa substance abuse, sinabi ng mga medical at health expert.
Lowering the minimum age of persons who can buy, sell, or use vapes and electronic cigarettes to 18 years old means giving younger people access to products with adverse health effects and which could lead to substance abuse, medical and health experts say.
Medical doctors on Monday renewed their call for a stop to the use of electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products, which they say are not healthier alternatives to regular cigarettes, as the tobacco industry claims.