Vapers Digest 16th October
Wednesday’s News at a glance:
Sunak’s Missing Millions ~ Parliament ~ Finland regulates nicotine pouches – banning flavours and online sales ~ Media Watch: Embracing a Smoke-Free World with Nicotine Pouches ~ Cross-party group on vaping re-launched ahead of Tobacco and Vapes Bill ~ AI in smoke-free world ~ FACT CHECK: Trump claims vaping helps to quit smoking ~ CANADA TAKES AIM AT FLAVOURS | Maria Papaioannoy brings us the latest THR news from Canada
Two From Dave Cross, Planet Of The Vapes~
Sunak’s Missing Millions
Back in January, then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged to destroy illegal vaping and committed to a series of measures that would see a promised £30 million given to local authorities to use on Trading Standards enforcement activities. Heading into the final quarter of the year, and with Sunak’s other promises shown to be broken, what happened to the action on black markets?
Parliament
Parliament is slowly waking up to the business of sorting out its approach to vaping and we have seen a number of questions and responses recently. An ever-present during coverage of the last government, Mary Glindon had a number of questions demanding answers. Mary Foy and Claire Hanna also sought clarification on vape related matters.
Finland regulates nicotine pouches – banning flavours and online sales
Stefan Mathisson, Vejpkollen
A comprehensive flavour ban, nicotine content restrictions and a ban on all online sales. This is what the Finnish Parliament recently decided when nicotine pouches were regulated outside the pharmaceutical legislation for the first time. For the past year, the products have been sold without any restrictions. “Now we will once again see a huge black market establishing itself” says Carissa Düring, ambassador of the user organisation Conciderate Pouchers.
AI in smoke-free world
Marichu A. Villanueva, The Philippine Star
After attending the just concluded “Technovation” event held in Geneva, we flew here to complete the “smoke-free journey” started in 2014 by the Philip Morris International (PMI). Being capped here in the capital city of Stockholm, PMI considers Sweden as the “poster child” of their corporate vision of “smoke-free future” where the smokeless tobacco called “snus” is credited for the dramatic decline of cigarette-smoking among Swedes.
FACT CHECK: Trump claims vaping helps to quit smoking
Allen Joe Mathew, First Check
A review of clinical trials found that e-cigarettes, particularly those containing nicotine, improved smoking cessation rates compared to traditional nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs) such as patches and gum
CLAIM: Flavoured vapes can help people quit smoking FACT: Evidence from multiple studies supports Trump’s claim that vaping has indeed helped many people quit smoking, though the extent of its effectiveness may vary depending on the person.
A look back at how things have moved on or otherwise…
New government consultation
On smoking and nicotine products: Have your say
New Nicotine Alliance
On Thursday, the Department of Health and Social Care published a new consultation on measures to tackle the issues presented by both smoking and vaping. The process will be in collaboration with the devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The issues around vaping and other non-combustible nicotine products stem from fears that young people need to be protected from ‘becoming addicted to nicotine’.
WHO publishes anonymously-written…
Papers designed to gaslight Parties at COP10 – COPWatch
Copwatch has detailed many instances of the WHO and FCTC Secretariat playing fast and loose with evidence or cherry-picking research to suit its anti-harm reduction agenda. It is unscientific and shameful but nothing we have not seen before. But two new reports, on disposable vapes and nicotine pouches, have been published on a separate page to the main COP10 menu which seem specifically designed to mislead COP10 delegates based on nothing more than opinion.
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