{"id":5473,"date":"2024-03-31T04:55:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T08:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/?p=5473"},"modified":"2024-04-01T04:56:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T08:56:02","slug":"an-epidemic-of-disposable-vapes-bans-is-spreading-across-the-globe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/eu\/an-epidemic-of-disposable-vapes-bans-is-spreading-across-the-globe\/","title":{"rendered":"An Epidemic of Disposable Vapes\u2019 Bans is Spreading Across the Globe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vapingpost.com\/2023\/11\/30\/will-belgiums-smoking-cessation-strategy-be-effective\/\">Belgium<\/a> is set to become the first EU country to prohibit the sale of disposable vapes starting from January 1, 2025. On announcing the measure, Federal Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke said that disposables have a negative impact on both the environment, and society, particularly young people.<\/p>\n<p>Vandenbroucke said that despite existing bans on selling vapes to minors, marketing strategies for these products remain youth-oriented, leading to widespread youth usage. Approval from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vapingpost.com\/2022\/12\/12\/the-eu-commission-spreads-misinformation-about-vaping-once-again\/\">European Commission<\/a> (EC) for the ban marks a significant step in Belgium\u2019s efforts to reduce youth exposure to risky substances, and the Health Minister emphasized Belgium\u2019s commitment to creating a smoke-free generation and protecting young people from the allure of tobacco and similar products.<\/p>\n<p>While non-disposable vapes will still be permitted for smoking cessation purposes, measures will be implemented to prevent them from being marketed in a way that attracts young users.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full text <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vapingpost.com\/2024\/03\/30\/an-epidemic-of-disposable-vapes-bans-is-spreading-across-the-globe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belgium is set to become the first EU country to prohibit the sale of disposable vapes starting from January 1, 2025. On announcing the measure, Federal Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke said that disposables have a negative impact on both the environment, and society, particularly young people. Vandenbroucke said that despite existing bans on selling vapes [&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-5473","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 v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>An Epidemic of Disposable Vapes\u2019 Bans is Spreading Across the Globe - 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\/eu\/an-epidemic-of-disposable-vapes-bans-is-spreading-across-the-globe\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"An Epidemic of Disposable Vapes\u2019 Bans is Spreading Across the Globe - World Vapers&#039; Alliance\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Belgium is set to become the first EU country to prohibit the sale of disposable vapes starting from January 1, 2025. 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