Control of Smoking Product for Public Health Bill 2023 Archives

7 June 2023

Malaysia

‘Win-Win Solution’ In Tobacco Bill: Delayed GEG Ban On Vape, Heated Tobacco

MOH moots – for its Control of Smoking Product for Public Health Bill – an indefinite delay of the GEG ban on cigarettes with heating devices (e-cigs/ vape/ heated tobacco), separate from the immediate enforcement of the GEG ban on conventional cigarettes.

6 June 2023

Malaysia

Pahang Toddler Suffers Seizures, Hospitalised For Suspected Nicotine Poisoning From Vape

A 2-year-old girl in Bera, Pahang, was admitted to ICU, where she needed breathing assistance and had seizures, for suspected nicotine poisoning after she was believed to have ingested liquid nicotine from vape. She's now stable and can breathe on her own.

6 June 2023

Malaysia

Flavour Wars: Malaysia’s Liquid Nicotine Deregulation Draws China Vape Companies

The delisting of liquid nicotine has spurred China vape manufacturers to enter the Malaysian market, sparking "flavour wars" targeting youths (Malays like sweet, ethnic Chinese like cold), cheaper devices, and convenient distribution (vending machines).

5 June 2023

Malaysia

Pressure Mounts On Government And MPs To Review Tobacco Bill

In a June 1 letter to the PM, copied to several DAP MPs' email addresses, the Malaysia–Singapore Coffeeshop Proprietors’ General Association stated its opposition to the proposed generational smoking ban and proposed ban on cigarette displays in retail.

3 June 2023

Malaysia

Protect Your Citizens From Vape ‘Trap’, WHO DG Urges Malaysia

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urges all countries, including Malaysia, to protect their citizens, especially children, from e-cigarettes and vape, dismissing the tobacco industry's claim of harm reduction with such products. "It actually is a trap."

1 June 2023

Malaysia

Learn From US Cautionary Tale Of Youth Vaping Epidemic, Expert Tells Malaysia

Malaysia has higher current vape and cigarette use among teens than the United States. An American public health expert singles out youths as the biggest concern with vaping, saying that nicotine and vaping can harm the brain and lung development of young children and teens.

31 May 2023

Malaysia

Save Youths From Nicotine Addiction, Pass The Tobacco Bill, MMA Tells MPs

MMA urges MPs to prioritise the health of Malaysians by voting in support of the tobacco bill. "We now have the opportunity to save the younger generation and generations to come from the dangers of smoking and vape addiction".

31 May 2023

Letter

Malaysia’s Nicotine Abuse Casts Pall Over World No Tobacco Day 2023 – Prof Dzulkifli Abdul Razak

Prof Dzulkifli Abdul Razak, recipient of the Tobacco Control Icon Award 2023, says #WorldNoTobaccoDay 2023 is the darkest in WNTD's history in Malaysia after the liquid nicotine delisting. "Enough of forsaking the health of the rakyat, especially the underaged."

31 May 2023

Malaysia

Don’t Distinguish Vape From Tobacco, WHO Official Urges Malaysia

A WHO official urges Malaysia not to treat vape and other nicotine products separately from conventional cigarettes, but to regulate them together as part of tobacco control. He also moots billing the industry for cigarette butt/ disposable vape pollution.

30 May 2023

Letter

MPs: The Tobacco Bill Must Pass! – Azrul Mohd Khalib

Galen Centre chief executive Azrul Mohd Khalib urges MPs to pass the tobacco bill that is expected to be tabled next week. "Vape remains unregulated, unrestricted, and out of control. It will remain so until this bill is passed by Parliament."

Tag: Control of Smoking Product for Public Health Bill 2023

‘Win-Win Solution’ In Tobacco Bill: Delayed GEG Ban On Vape, Heated Tobacco

Pahang Toddler Suffers Seizures, Hospitalised For Suspected Nicotine Poisoning From Vape

Flavour Wars: Malaysia’s Liquid Nicotine Deregulation Draws China Vape Companies

Pressure Mounts On Government And MPs To Review Tobacco Bill

Protect Your Citizens From Vape ‘Trap’, WHO DG Urges Malaysia

Learn From US Cautionary Tale Of Youth Vaping Epidemic, Expert Tells Malaysia

Save Youths From Nicotine Addiction, Pass The Tobacco Bill, MMA Tells MPs

Malaysia’s Nicotine Abuse Casts Pall Over World No Tobacco Day 2023 – Prof Dzulkifli Abdul Razak

Don’t Distinguish Vape From Tobacco, WHO Official Urges Malaysia

MPs: The Tobacco Bill Must Pass! – Azrul Mohd Khalib

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