Vapers Digest 29th July
Wednesday’s News at a glance:
EU Choosing Ideology Over Science ~ Burnham Means Business ~ Prime Minister Demonising Vape Shops ~ Democrats and Non-Combustibles ~ More Cash for ASH ~ Estonia’s Draft Act Amending the Tobacco Act and the State Fees Act: ETHRA Submission ~ EU Tobacco Consultation Challenged Over Fundamental Methodological Flaws ~ The “I Changed My Mind” Project ~ Four EU Member States Join the Fight for Nicotine Pouches ~ Confirmed: Vaping’s Leading Role in Driving Down UK’s Smoking Rates ~ Plain Packaging for UK Vapes? ~ Youth Vaping Drops 74 Percent, Undercutting the “Epidemic” Narrative ~ Top EU Health Official Contradicts Commissioner on Vaping and Pouch Risks ~ Vape Tax Could Leave Stop-Smoking Services With Fewer Vape Kits, Expert Warns ~ Study Finds Shift Away From Cigarettes Could Reshape Future Cancer Burden ~ Shift Away From Cigarettes Could Reshape Future Cancer Burden ~ Philip Morris Doubles Colorado Campus Investment to $1.2 Billion
Two From Dave Cross, Planet Of The Vapes
EU Choosing Ideology Over Science
International health experts say Europe’s lawmakers have prioritised politics over public health by voting against a report that would have formally recognised that different nicotine products carry different levels of health risk. Meanwhile, ECigIntelligence is warning that a ban on disposable vapes is set to roll out across more European countries.
Burnham Means Business
Claiming to be continuing his drive to build an economy that works for every postcode, the Prime Minister has announced action to cut business rates bills for pubs, social clubs and live music venues across England from April next year. Bizarrely, Andy Burnham appears to be blaming the decline of high streets across the country on vape shops of all things!
Prime Minister Demonising Vape Shops
Prime Minister has been accused by the UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) of demonising vape shops while handing tax break to alcohol venues. UKVIA warns business rates crackdown could drive responsible retailers out of business and undermine efforts to help smokers quit.
Plain Packaging for UK Vapes?
Kiran Sidhu, Filter Magazine
The United Kingdom could impose restrictions on nicotine vapes’ packaging, flavor descriptions and visibility in retail outlets. Government ministers frame the proposals as a “crackdown on vapes targeting kids.” But British harm reduction advocates say the measures would make it less likely that adults will switch from cigarettes to safer nicotine products.
The government launched a 12-week public consultation on July 10, seeking “views on proposals for vapes and nicotine products,” such as limiting the colors of vaping devices to white, black or gray, and mandating plain white packaging with limited branding and images. Heated tobacco products would have to come in a “drab brown color.”
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