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Brussels, 16.09.2024 \u2014 <\/strong>The World Vapers’ Alliance (WVA) expresses grave concern over the EU Commission\u2019s recommendation<\/a> to include vaping in smoke-free environments. This would effectively equate vaping to smoking and ban it in places where smoking is prohibited.<\/p>\n

Michael Landl, Director of the World Vapers’ Alliance, said:
\n“<\/em>The Commission is making a disastrous mistake by lumping vaping with smoking.<\/em><\/strong> 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.”<\/em><\/p>\n

The recommendations disregard evidence that secondhand vapour poses negligible health risks compared to secondhand smoke. By banning vaping in smoke-free areas, the EU also risks pushing vapers back to smoking, undermining years of progress in reducing smoking rates.<\/span><\/p>\n

Alberto G\u00f3mez Hern\u00e1ndez, Policy Manager at the World Vapers’ Alliance, added:
\n\u201cThe Commission is outright misleading smokers by claiming vaping and smoking are the same.<\/em><\/strong> This blatant disregard for science and consumer choice ignores the facts. Allowing vaping in smoke-free areas could drive more smokers to switch, cutting smoking deaths across Europe. Instead, they\u2019re blocking a proven harm-reduction tool and putting lives at risk.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The World Vapers’ Alliance urges the EU Commission policymakers to reconsider their position and adopt an approach that reflects the scientific evidence and prioritises harm reduction.<\/p>\n

Further information about the issue can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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