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The European Union Commission is making a disastrous mistake by lumping vaping with smoking, according to The World Vapers’ Alliance
The World Vapers’ Alliance (WVA) has expressed its grave concern over the European Union Commission’s recommendation to include vaping in its smoke-free environments definition and plans. The move now effectively equates vaping with smoking, and the result will see vaping banned in all places where smoking is currently prohibited or banned from in future.
Michael Landl, Director of the World Vapers’ Alliance, said: “The Commission is making a disastrous mistake by lumping vaping with smoking. This sends a dangerous message to millions of smokers who need vaping to quit. This falsely equates vaping with smoking, misleading millions into believing vaping is just as harmful when it’s actually 95% less harmful. There is virtually no second-hand vaping, and it is way less harmful than smoking. These recommendations will keep more people smoking and put public health at greater risk by equating vaping with smoking.”
The EU Commission’s recommendations disregard current independent evidence from the UK that secondhand vapour poses a negligible risk to health – especially when compared to secondhand smoke.
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