{"id":3443,"date":"2022-12-12T23:58:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T04:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/?p=3443"},"modified":"2022-12-21T00:00:09","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T05:00:09","slug":"the-eu-commission-spreads-misinformation-about-vaping-once-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/en_gb\/the-eu-commission-spreads-misinformation-about-vaping-once-again\/","title":{"rendered":"The EU Commission Spreads Misinformation About Vaping Once Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>In yet another statement spreading falsehoods about vaping, EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, questioned the effectiveness of vaping as a smoking cessation aid, and even claimed vaping acts as a gateway to smoking.<\/h4>\n<p>Director of the World Vapers\u2019 Alliance (WVA) Michael Landl, said it is distressing that the EC is still ignoring the science about vaping and making such claims. \u201cIt is shocking that the EU Commission still peddles these worn-out and debunked theories. The Commission systematically ignores the wealth of scientific evidence pointing to the benefits of vaping, not to mention the first-hand experience of millions of vapers. Vaping is<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/e-cigarettes-around-95-less-harmful-than-tobacco-estimates-landmark-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> 95% less harmful<\/a>than smoking and a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qmul.ac.uk\/media\/news\/2019\/smd\/e-cigarettes-more-effective-than-nicotine-replacement-therapies-finds-major-uk-clinical-trial.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> more effective method to quit smoking<\/a> than traditional therapies such as gum and patches. The Commission\u2019s approach to vaping will do nothing but cost lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/doceo\/document\/E-9-2022-001031-ASW_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> statement<\/a> in question is a written response to a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/doceo\/document\/E-9-2022-001031_EN.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> query <\/a>by MEP Sara Skyttedal regarding the future treatment of vaping and snus, and where they fit in Europe\u2019s Beating Cancer Plan. \u201cOverall, smokeless and emerging tobacco and related products contain nicotine, a toxic and highly addictive substance \u2013 responsible for well-known health consequences \u2013 and they prolong the nicotine addiction3 . This is why these products are regulated and in the case of oral tobacco, banned in the EU,\u201d concluded the statement.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read the full text <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vapingpost.com\/2022\/12\/12\/the-eu-commission-spreads-misinformation-about-vaping-once-again\/\">here<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In yet another statement spreading falsehoods about vaping, EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, questioned the effectiveness of vaping as a smoking cessation aid, and even claimed vaping acts as a gateway to smoking. Director of the World Vapers\u2019 Alliance (WVA) Michael Landl, said it is distressing that the EC is still [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":6394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wva-in-the-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The EU Commission Spreads Misinformation About Vaping Once Again - World Vapers&#039; Alliance<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/en_gb\/the-eu-commission-spreads-misinformation-about-vaping-once-again\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The EU Commission Spreads Misinformation About Vaping Once Again - World Vapers&#039; Alliance\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In yet another statement spreading falsehoods about vaping, EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, questioned the effectiveness of vaping as a smoking cessation aid, and even claimed vaping acts as a gateway to smoking. 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