Tag: tobacco and vape control bill

19 March 2024

Vape Industry Opposes ‘Drastic’ Proposed Regulations: Vape Liquid Bottle Bans, Flavour Bans, Display Bans, Plain Packaging, Standard Shape

The vape industry claims that the government's "drastic" proposed vape regulations – ban on vape liquid bottles (open system products), flavour ban/ controls, display ban, plain packaging and standard shape for vape products – will kill the local industry.

14 March 2024

Malaysia

MOH’s Big Plans For Tobacco Control: Plain Packaging For Cigarettes, Standard Packaging For Vape And Restricted Flavours

MOH's huge plans for tobacco control in proposed regulations under the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 include plain packaging for cigarettes, as well as standard packaging for vape products and vape flavour restrictions.

8 March 2024

Malaysia

Strike Back Against Big Tobacco With Plain Packaging, Display Ban After GEG Defeat: Khairy

Khairy Jamaluddin urges the government to strike back against Big Tobacco with plain packaging and retail display bans, after GEG was dropped. He also calls for regulations under Act 852, which has yet to be enforced, to restrict vape sales to specialty stores.

15 December 2023

Letter

Passage of Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 Strengthens Anti-Smoking and Anti-Vape Efforts — Azrul Mohd Khalib

Galen Centre CEO Azrul Mohd Khalib says passage of the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023, an "omnibus legislation" 13 years in the making, should be celebrated as a landmark victory in Malaysia's smoking and vaping control advocacy.

14 December 2023

Malaysia

With Dewan Negara Passage, Malaysia Gets First Tobacco And Vape Control Act

Dewan Negara approves the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023, paving the way for Malaysia's first-ever comprehensive standalone tobacco and vape control Act that regulates cigarettes, vapes, and other smoking products.

8 December 2023

Malaysia

Nicotine Delisting Violates Constitutional Right To Health: Lawyer

Edmund Bon, representing anti-tobacco groups, urges the High Court to extend the definition of Article 5 of the Federal Constitution to include right to health, under right to life. Hence, the delisting of liquid nicotine, he argues, is unconstitutional.

8 December 2023

Malaysia

Health In Anwar Government’s First Year: Grade D – CodeBlue Review

Health didn't improve in the Anwar govt's first year; it wasn’t even status quo, but worsened due to abhorrent policies, notably liquid nicotine delisting & forced resignations on contract doctors & pharmacists. CodeBlue marks the govt Grade D for health.

6 December 2023

Malaysia

Anwar Government’s First Year: Dismal Tobacco, Vape Control

Reviewing one year of the Anwar administration, pharmacists say tobacco and vape control has been "dismal at best" and that Malaysia has been left with a "lose-lose situation" after GEG was dropped. The anti-smoking bill is deemed "not fit for purpose".

4 December 2023

Letter

Anti-Smoking Bill: A Holistic Approach To Prioritising Public Health — Academy Of Medicine Of Malaysia

The Academy of Medicine of Malaysia says the anti-smoking bill's prohibition on the advertising of tobacco/ vape products as a "quit-smoking product" will prevent vape companies from promoting e-cigarettes as a method to help smokers switch.

1 December 2023

Malaysia

Anti-Smoking Bill Sans GEG ‘Black Mark In Malaysia’s Public Health History’: Expert

Ex-Health deputy DG Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman slams the anti-smoking bill's passage without GEG as a "black mark in the history of public health policy development in Malaysia", saying tobacco & vape companies must be celebrating their successful lobbying.

Tag: tobacco and vape control bill

Vape Industry Opposes ‘Drastic’ Proposed Regulations: Vape Liquid Bottle Bans, Flavour Bans, Display Bans, Plain Packaging, Standard Shape

MOH’s Big Plans For Tobacco Control: Plain Packaging For Cigarettes, Standard Packaging For Vape And Restricted Flavours

Strike Back Against Big Tobacco With Plain Packaging, Display Ban After GEG Defeat: Khairy

Passage of Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 Strengthens Anti-Smoking and Anti-Vape Efforts — Azrul Mohd Khalib

With Dewan Negara Passage, Malaysia Gets First Tobacco And Vape Control Act

Nicotine Delisting Violates Constitutional Right To Health: Lawyer

Health In Anwar Government’s First Year: Grade D – CodeBlue Review

Anwar Government’s First Year: Dismal Tobacco, Vape Control

Anti-Smoking Bill: A Holistic Approach To Prioritising Public Health — Academy Of Medicine Of Malaysia

Anti-Smoking Bill Sans GEG ‘Black Mark In Malaysia’s Public Health History’: Expert

DPAM Plans Masterclass For Health Professionals To Reduce Dengue Deaths

Proposed Medical Act Amendment ‘Huge Mistake’ With Non-Accredited Parallel Pathway: Paediatric Surgeon

University Opposition Swells Against Amending Medical Act For Parallel Pathway

Hisham Didn’t Have A ‘Split Personality’ As Health DG, MMC President: Lawyers

UiTM Willing To ‘Temporarily’ Open Up Cardiothoracic Surgery Postgrad Programme To Non-Bumi Parallel Pathway Trainees, Graduates: Professor