Sale of disposable electronic cigarettes banned on health and environmental grounds from January 1st
country to ban the sale of disposable vapes in an effort to stop young people from becoming addicted to nicotine and to protect the environment.Announcing the ban last year, Belgium’s health minister, Frank Vandenbroucke, described electronic cigarettes as an “extremely harmful” product that damages society and the environment.
The country is seeking to reduce the number of new smokers to zero or near zero by 2040 and is taking other steps to “discourage and denormalise” smoking. A ban on outdoor smoking in Milan, the northern Italian business and fashion hub long known for its smog, came into force on Wednesday.
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