14 April 2023
After meeting Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni, a vape company says the industry was reminded to “self-regulate” to avoid sales to minors.
Tag: liquid nicotine
14 April 2023
Malaysia
Without State Control, Parents Now Bear Sole Burden Of Protecting Kids From Nicotine Addiction
Vape products are now available in Bazaar Ramadhan and convenience stores after the delisting of liquid and gel nicotine, says Dr Murallitharan Munisamy.
13 April 2023
IIUM rector Prof Dzulkifli slams Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa's veto of the Poisons Board to declassify liquid nicotine as "undemocratic", "unethical", and a "betrayal", demanding an apology from all responsible parties for allowing vape unregulated.
12 April 2023
Letter
Time To Crack Down: Regulation Of Nicotine And Its Use In E-Cigarettes And Vapes – Selvaraja Seerangam
With the exemption of liquid nicotine from the Poisons Act amid the uncertain passage of the tobacco bill that includes the GEG, we are surely treading on dangerous grounds with an apparent policy vacuum that has unleashed a worrying situation.
10 April 2023
Malaysia
National Poison Centre Demands Suspension Of Liquid Nicotine Delisting Pending Tobacco Bill
Malaysia's National Poison Centre wants the declassification of liquid nicotine to be suspended pending passage of the tobacco bill, describing nicotine as a potent and harmful drug, besides highlighting the risk of abuse of vape mixed with narcotics.
10 April 2023
Letter
Public Owed Detailed Explanation On U-Turn With Nicotine Delisting — Lung Cancer Network Malaysia
Lung Cancer Network Malaysia says the previous classification of nicotine as a Group C poison aptly reflects the dangers of the substance. "The public is owed a detailed explanation as to why there has been a complete U-turn on this classification."
8 April 2023
MCTC, an umbrella anti-tobacco body of 41 organisations, says it had "little success" in getting the government, including Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa, to reconsider the "poorly thought out move" of delisting liquid nicotine for taxation purposes.
8 April 2023
MMA says Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa told health groups that she had signed off on the delisting of liquid nicotine with a "heavy heart" for the vape tax. "We have heard the ministry's explanation and still do not find the reasons given acceptable."
7 April 2023
Universiti Malaya postgrad public health students condemn the declassification of liquid nicotine as a "backward" step for Malaysia, as Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, and 34 other countries have banned vape to protect the young from nicotine addiction. "First do no harm," they say.
5 April 2023
Suhakam Children's Commissioner Farah Nini Dusuki says the declassification of liquid nicotine goes against the spirit of the Child Act, and that the UN CRC obliges Malaysia to implement preventive health care measures to protect a child's right to health.