All MPs should stand ready to collaborate on initiatives aimed at curbing the spread of vaping and protecting youths from its harmful effects, says the MMA.
The Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy supports the Ministry of Health’s assessment of the emergence of e-cigarettes and vape as a public health threat.
As the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill 2022 goes through Parliament in South Africa, local youths have been doing door-to-door petitioning, directly calling policymakers to prioritise their health, and marching to Parliament for its passage.
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.
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.
Lukanisman Awang Sauni openly admits in Parliament that tobacco and vape industry influence had successfully killed the GEG. The deputy health minister's remark raises questions about the AG's statement that the AGC believed the GEG was unconstitutional.
The Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 (Act 852) was gazetted on Feb 2, but it's not yet in force. Section 1(2) says that the Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister. MP Wan Saiful calls for vape regulations.
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.
Edmund Bon, representing 3 health NGOs in a judicial review against liquid nicotine delisting, tells a court hearing that Dewan Rakyat passage of the anti-smoking bill is a "red herring", saying it’s not certain to pass Senate and it's still not law today.
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".