WHO Recommends E-Cigarettes Sales Ban for Minors
2014-08-26 10:41:44.468 GMT
By Allison Connolly
Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- World Health Organization recommends
sale of e-cigarettes to minors be prohibited and vending
machines be eliminated in almost all locations, according to
statement.
* Says manufacturers shouldn’t be allowed to claim the devices
help in smoking cessation without evidence
* Says warnings should be commensurate with proven health
risks such as potential nicotine addiction
* Says use of e-cigarettes indoors should be prohibited
* Recommendations will be discussed in Oct. at a meeting in
Moscow of the WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
* Statement
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2014-08-26 10:41:44.468 GMT
By Allison Connolly
Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- World Health Organization recommends
sale of e-cigarettes to minors be prohibited and vending
machines be eliminated in almost all locations, according to
statement.
* Says manufacturers shouldn’t be allowed to claim the devices
help in smoking cessation without evidence
* Says warnings should be commensurate with proven health
risks such as potential nicotine addiction
* Says use of e-cigarettes indoors should be prohibited
* Recommendations will be discussed in Oct. at a meeting in
Moscow of the WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
* Statement
For Related News and Information:
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To contact the reporter on this story:
Allison Connolly in London at +44-20-3525-7043 or
aconnolly4@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story:
James Ludden at +44-20-7673-2645 or
jludden@bloomberg.net