{"id":6922,"date":"2026-04-03T09:49:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/?p=6922"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:50:08","slug":"cherry-picking-science-how-brussels-buried-the-data-that-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/nl_be\/cherry-picking-science-how-brussels-buried-the-data-that-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Selectief gebruik van wetenschappelijke gegevens: hoe Brussel bruikbare data heeft verzwegen."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>De Europese Commissie heeft zojuist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/ip_26_771\"><u>gepubliceerd<\/u><\/a>\u00a0De evaluatie van de Tabaksproductenrichtlijn \u2013 het juridische document dat het tabaks- en nicotinebeleid in de EU de komende tien jaar zal bepalen \u2013 is bedoeld als een eerlijke beoordeling van wat wel en niet heeft gewerkt en wat er moet veranderen. De belangrijkste conclusie: het roken in de EU is sinds 2012 met 141 ton gedaald. Brussel viert dit als een grote prestatie.<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>schrijft Michael Landl, directeur van World Vapers Alliance.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Terwijl de Commissie zichzelf feliciteerde, deed Zweden iets heel anders. Deze week in Stockholm\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.can.se\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/can-rapport-242-vanor-och-konsekvenser-2025.pdf\"><u>aangekondigd<\/u><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Het rookpercentage is gedaald tot 3,71 ton per 4 miljard inwoners. Dat is een afname van 661 ton per 4 miljard inwoners in dezelfde periode. Zweden heeft dit niet bereikt met verboden of door zijn burgers te behandelen als kinderen die geen weloverwogen keuzes kunnen maken. Het land heeft het bereikt door rokers de mogelijkheid te bieden over te stappen op minder schadelijke alternatieven zoals nicotinezakjes, snus en e-sigaretten.<\/p>\n<p>Lees de volledige tekst <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eureporter.co\/general\/2026\/04\/02\/cherry-picking-science-how-brussels-buried-the-data-that-works\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hier<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Commission has just\u00a0published\u00a0its evaluation of the Tobacco Products Directive \u2014 the legal document that will shape tobacco and nicotine policy across the EU for the next decade. It is supposed to be an honest assessment of what has worked, what has not, and what needs to change. 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