{"id":5295,"date":"2023-12-16T08:47:56","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T13:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/?p=5295"},"modified":"2024-01-03T08:49:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T13:49:55","slug":"consumers-condemn-whos-proposed-ban-on-flavoured-vapes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/eu\/consumers-condemn-whos-proposed-ban-on-flavoured-vapes\/","title":{"rendered":"Consumers condemn WHO\u2019s proposed ban on flavoured vapes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consumer body World Vapers\u2019 Alliance (WVA) has vehemently criticised the World Health Organisation\u2019s (WHO) demand for a ban on vaping flavours.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe WHO\u2019s latest stance on vaping flavours is not just misguided, it\u2019s dangerously out of touch with scientific reality,\u201d Michael Landl, WVA director, said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy pushing for a blanket ban, the WHO blatantly disregards a wealth of scientific evidence that underscores the benefits of vaping when compared to alternatives. Flavoured e-cigarettes have been proven to increase the chances of successful smoking cessation by 230 per cent compared to non-flavored alternatives. It\u2019s appalling to see such a pivotal public health tool being dismissed by an organisation that should be at the forefront of harm reduction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The WHO has on Thursday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vapebusiness.biz\/who-calls-for-tobacco-style-controls-on-vapes-and-ban-on-flavours\/\">urged governments to treat e-cigarettes similarly to tobacco<\/a> and ban all flavours.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full text <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vapebusiness.biz\/consumers-condemn-whos-proposed-ban-on-flavoured-vapes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consumer body World Vapers\u2019 Alliance (WVA) has vehemently criticised the World Health Organisation\u2019s (WHO) demand for a ban on vaping flavours. \u201cThe WHO\u2019s latest stance on vaping flavours is not just misguided, it\u2019s dangerously out of touch with scientific reality,\u201d Michael Landl, WVA director, said. \u201cBy pushing for a blanket ban, the WHO blatantly disregards [&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-5295","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>Consumers condemn WHO\u2019s proposed ban on flavoured vapes - World Vapers&#039; 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