New Zealand Ministry of Health proposes ban on fruit-flavored vapes
According to VapingPost, Jenny Salesa, Deputy Minister of Health of New Zealand, said recently, "The bill I am about to submit to Parliament is a ban on most vape flavors-I currently propose to allow three flavors to be sold in the market, namely tobacco, menthol and mint. "
Jenny Salesa said the measure will be part of vape legislation, which will be submitted to Parliament shortly.
However, contrary to public health experts' views, vape brand Alt New Zealand and Vapo owner Ben Pryor said: "Limiting vape flavors will only make it more difficult for those who want to quit smoking and have fatal consequences . This will be a very bad 'welfare' outcome for this administration. "
Pryor added that the move appeared to be affected by the latest incident of lung disease in the United States.
"Banning most steam vape flavors is like banning low-calorie beverages and food flavors, which is pointless and does not help anyone. According to our Deputy Minister of Health, only three vape flavors may be allowed This is a subconscious response to media reports that are completely irrelevant in the United States. Most of these cases of lung disease are related to illegal and shoddy fake e-liquids, but poor New Zealand smokers who want to quit smoking may be hit. "
Taste ban may reverse declining smoking rate.
He also expressed concern that if the flavour vape is banned, New Zealand's current record-breaking low smoking rate will begin to reverse.
"An important reason for our decline in smoking rates is that tens of thousands of New Zealanders now smoke less and less traditional cigarettes and are therefore healthier."
"An important reason for the decline in smoking rates in New Zealand is that the current vape is a very effective tool. Removing most flavors only means that more people smoke traditional cigarettes, which will ultimately affect more people's lives and health , "He added.
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