News-n-Views 26th July/2nd August

We gather weekly the most important Vaping news.

INTERNATIONAL REGULATION

CRIMINAL GROUPS FARM ILLICIT TOBACCO AS AUTHORITIES CONFISCATE IMPORTS

As authorities target illicit tobacco imports, criminal groups are turning their attention to farming their own crops across regional Australia.

ANTI-VAPING ADVICE BY WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION ‘RISK LIVES OF MILLIONS’

British experts have accused the World Health Organisation of risking the lives of millions by urging governments to crack down on vaping.

OPINIONS

UK REPORT SLAMS BLOOMBER FOR UNDERMINING RIGHTS OF CONSUMERS IN LMICs

A report issued by a parliamentary group in the United Kingdom criticized anti-vaping groups funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies for being hostile to tobacco harm reduction (THR).

WILL WHO WAKE UP TO REALITIES OF TOBACCO?

Global experts say the WHO’s tobacco control approach is fundamentally flawed. The slow decline in the use of combustible cigarettes is a serious indictment to the organisation

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

THE OUTBREAK OF LUNG INJURIES OFTEN KNOWN AS ‘EVALI’ WAS NOTHING TO DO WITH NICOTINE VAPING

 An examination of the evidence shows that EVALI cannot have been caused by nicotine vaping. The characteristics of the lung injury outbreak were consistent with localised supply chain contamination. 

GOAL-SETTING AND POSITIVE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS REDUCE RISK OF YOUTH VAPING

Adolescents who set goals for their future and those with strong parental support are less likely to use e-cigarettes and other tobacco products, according to a study by UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine physician-scientists.

STORY OF THE WEEK

TOBACCO FIRM PHILIP MORRIS CALLS FOR BAN ON CIGARETTES WITHIN DECADE

CEO Jacek Olczak says product should be treated like petrol cars, which will be outlawed from 2030