More than 100,000 citizens rally against EU vaping restrictions, demanding protection for flavours and harm reduction strategies.

The World Vapers’ Alliance (WVA) has rallied over 100,000 supporters to voice a clear message to the European Union: stop hindering harm reduction efforts.

This significant petition, driven by consumers across Europe, calls for evidence-based policies to support vaping as a safer alternative to smoking.

Director of the WVA, Michael Landl, criticised the EU’s increasing restrictions, warning of potential public health setbacks.

Policies under review include flavour bans, outdoor vaping restrictions, and increased taxation, which Landl argues could drive former smokers back to combustible cigarettes.

He stated that the EU’s misguided crusade against vaping and harm reduction is a public health disaster in the making.

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