The World Vapers’ Alliance (WVA) today released an Ittra Miftuħa lill-Kummissjoni Ewropea u lill-Istati Membri tal-UE, fejn jopponu bil-qawwa l-proposti reċenti għal regolamenti aktar stretti dwar prodotti li jnaqqsu l-ħsara mit-tabakk. Dawn il-proposti, immexxija mill- l-Olanda u appoġġjati minn minoranza ta' stati membri, jheddu li jdgħajfu snin ta' progress fl-għajnuna lil dawk li jpejpu jieqfu permezz ta' alternattivi aktar sikuri bħall-vaping u l-boroż tan-nikotina.

L-ittra miftuħa, appoġġjata minn aktar minn 100,000 firma tal-petizzjoni minn ċittadini kkonċernati madwar l-Ewropa, jakkuża lil dawk li jfasslu l-politika talli injoraw l-evidenza xjentifika u l-opinjoni pubblika favur approċċi żbaljati u projbizzjonisti.

Michael Landl, Direttur tal-World Vapers' Alliance, stqarr:

“It’s outrageous that politicians are willing to sacrifice the health of millions of smokers on the altar of ideology. These proposals fly in the face of all credible evidence on tobacco harm reduction. Flavour bans and higher taxation won’t reduce smoking rates – they’ll drive people back to cigarettes or black markets. It’s a public health disaster waiting to happen.”

Aqra t-test sħiħ hawn