Vapers Digest 12th November
Wednesday’s News at a glance:
Legislation Warnings Continue ~ Committee Debates Vape Bill ~ Biffa Issues Vape Fire Warning ~ Dubiously Funded NGOs Queue Up to Mislead COP11 Delegates ~ Desperate FCTC Grandees Now Following the Anti-Vaxxer Playbook ~ International scientists: “WHO risks lives by opposing smoke-free alternatives” ~ New TPA Report Exposes WHO’s Double Standards on Harm Reduction in Asia-Pacific ~ When Health Becomes Policing: The Minns Government’s War on Landlords ~ European Parliament survey 2025: what MEPs think about novel nicotine products ~ Media Watch: Six Problems With The Independent on Youth Pouch Addiction ~ USA: Illegal Vapes ~ Altria, NJOY Sue U.S. ITC for ‘Unconstitutional’ Process Amid Juul Patent Fight ~ French MPs challenge nicotine pouch ban in new budget battle ~ Expert debunks claims that vaping slowed smoking declines down under ~ GOOD COP RISING | Fighting the WHO’s War on Safer Nicotine
Three from Dave Cross, Planet of the Vapes
Legislation Warnings Continue
A former HMRC criminal investigator has told City AM that criminal gangs specialising in smuggling will be clear winners if the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is enacted. The anti-smoking charity pushing hard for the Bill to be implemented responded by maligning the former investigator and attempting to insinuate his opinion should be ignored because it mirrors opposition from the tobacco industry.
Committee Debates Vape Bill
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill has moved to the Grand Committee stage in the House of Lords – and voices of reason are few and far between. Lord Murray of Blidworth introduced a long list of amendments and, in doing so, took aim at the government and Action On Smoking and Health for ignoring the inevitable consequences of implementing bans.
Biffa Issues Vape Fire Warning
Biffa, the waste management company, has issued a warning about the “rising number of fires” which it links to disposable vapes – despite them being illegal for sale in the UK. Craig Konczak, a Business Director at Biffa, laments the failure of the disposable vape ban to prevent fires in an insight issued by the company.
Two From COPWatch
Dubiously Funded NGOs Queue Up to Mislead COP11 Delegates
Published side events are a masterclass in manipulation
The FCTC Secretariat has published the schedule for side events to be held during breaks at COP11 (It is downloadable at this page). As you might expect, they promise to be a masterclass in manipulation.
Nearly every session that mentions harm reduction is run or co-organized by Bloomberg-funded bodies who share not only funding but also a single script.
International scientists: “WHO risks lives by opposing smoke-free alternatives”
Stefan Mathisson, Vejpkollen
Leading scientists from several countries accuse the WHO of discouraging smoke-free alternatives such as e-cigarettes, snus and nicotine pouches – products that research shows can reduce the risks of nicotine use and help millions of smokers quit. “It’s like locking the fire escape because the steps might be a bit slippery,” says Norwegian researcher Karl Erik Lund.
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