The EU Commission has announced in its “Global Health Strategy” that the new guiding principle will be to “prioritise tackling the root causes of ill health”. Unfortunately, the strategy fails to tackle one of the leading causes of ill health — smoking. Tobacco harm reduction must be included in such a strategy to combat smoking-induced illnesses says campaigning group the World Vapers’ Alliance.

Michael Landl, Direttur tal-Alleanza Dinjija tal-Vapers, ikkummenta: “"Il-Kummissjoni tal-UE qed tinjora x-xjenza u l-vuċijiet tal-konsumaturi għal darb'oħra. It-tnaqqis tal-ħsara mit-tabakk għandu jsir element ewlieni tal-politiki kollha tas-saħħa għall-UE. Seba' mitt elf ruħ imutu kull sena minħabba t-tipjip, u fl-istess ħin, il-Kummissjoni tiġġieled kontra alternattivi inqas ta' ħsara. Ix-xjenza hija ċara: il-vaping huwa ħafna inqas ta' ħsara mit-tipjip u huwa wieħed mill-aktar għajnuniet effettivi biex wieħed jieqaf mit-tipjip. Il-konsumaturi jitolbu lill-Kummissjoni biex finalment taċċetta din ir-realtà."”

L-Alleanza Dinjija tal-Vapers tat petizzjoni signed by more than 4,000 EU citizens to the Members of Parliament and voiced their concerns about the negative attitude towards vaping within the EU institutions. The petition asked the EU to embrace tobacco harm reduction and refrain from flavour bans and higher taxation.

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