Tag: e-cigarettes

26 May 2023

Kapar MP Uses Liquid Nicotine Delisting As Cautionary Tale Of Absolute Power

Kapar MP Dr Halimah Ali, in her debate on an energy bill in Parliament yesterday, cited the health minister’s action in deregulating liquid nicotine against expert advice as an example of absolute power. "We want good governance – total power corrupts."

26 May 2023

FeaturesMy

Malaysia’s Liquid Nicotine Deregulation Raised At World Health Assembly Event

At a WHA event in Geneva, CodeBlue EIC Boo Su-Lyn highlighted Malaysia’s delisting of liquid nicotine that allows the legal sale of nicotine vape to minors without any regulations. An international Gallup poll shows most people support health regulations.

22 May 2023

Malaysia

Zaliha: Tobacco Bill Pending Cabinet Approval, MPs’ Votes Being Whipped

Dr Zaliha Mustafa says Cabinet will discuss the tobacco & vape bill this Friday. If the bill gets Cabinet approval, she will seek to table it in June. The health minister adds that she's working with party whips to get backbenchers to support the bill.

9 May 2023

Letter

Time To End Malaysia’s Cruel April Fool’s Nicotine Joke: Learning From Australia – Prof Dzulkifli Abdul Razak

While Australia bans disposable vapes and puts prescription vape in "pharmacy-like packaging" with flavour-free, plain packaged vapes, Malaysia uses a free-for-all vape strategy. Will the tobacco & vape bill end Malaysia's cruel April Fool's nicotine joke?

5 May 2023

Malaysia

How Malaysia’s Vape Industry Is Targeting Children — And Getting Away With It

Health experts denounce the recent marketing tactics of vape companies, especially after liquid nicotine was declassified, calling it an unethical and irresponsible attempt to normalise vaping among children and teens.

4 May 2023

Letter

‘Negara Nikotin’ May Soon Upend Malaysia Madani – Prof Dzulkifli Abdul Razak

Prof Dzulkifli Abdul Razak says nicotine is highly addictive, on par with heroin and cocaine. More girls are vaping. Today, after the delisting of liquid nicotine, vaping is the new normal for children who were non-smokers.

1 May 2023

Malaysia

Explainer: How Malaysia Is Creating A Nicotine Economy

Declassifying liquid nicotine now enables local manufacturers – who were previously restricted by the Poisons Act – to produce vape and e-cigarette liquids with nicotine and potentially take over market share from foreign companies.

27 April 2023

Malaysia

Smoking Parents Put Children At Risk For Empyema Thoracis

Prof Dr Dayang Anita Abdul Aziz says smoking parents increase the risk of empyema thoracis in children, and warns that nicotine poses gender-specific risks, such as serious birth defects, menstrual cycle changes, and fertility issues in women.

26 April 2023

Malaysia

Limited Evidence To Support Vape As Harm Reduction Tool

Dr Mohd Afiq Mohd Nor, president of IKRAM Health Malaysia, argues that the use of vape for tobacco harm reduction lacks evidence and is tainted by the tobacco industry’s influence.

20 April 2023

Malaysia

Suhakam Commissioner Deems Delisting Of Liquid Nicotine As ‘Negligent’

Suhakam commissioner Noor Aziah Mohd Awal says the health minister’s decision to delist liquid nicotine is negligent; the Prime Minister and Cabinet ministers can be held liable for misfeasance, based on a 2019 Federal Court ruling.

Tag: e-cigarettes

Kapar MP Uses Liquid Nicotine Delisting As Cautionary Tale Of Absolute Power

Malaysia’s Liquid Nicotine Deregulation Raised At World Health Assembly Event

Zaliha: Tobacco Bill Pending Cabinet Approval, MPs’ Votes Being Whipped

Time To End Malaysia’s Cruel April Fool’s Nicotine Joke: Learning From Australia – Prof Dzulkifli Abdul Razak

How Malaysia’s Vape Industry Is Targeting Children — And Getting Away With It

‘Negara Nikotin’ May Soon Upend Malaysia Madani – Prof Dzulkifli Abdul Razak

Explainer: How Malaysia Is Creating A Nicotine Economy

Smoking Parents Put Children At Risk For Empyema Thoracis

Limited Evidence To Support Vape As Harm Reduction Tool

Suhakam Commissioner Deems Delisting Of Liquid Nicotine As ‘Negligent’

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Kapar MP Uses Liquid Nicotine Delisting As Cautionary Tale Of Absolute Power