An editorial in BusinessLIVE has called for the government to rein in the manufacturers of vapes and subject them to the same regulatory control as the purveyors of cigarettes and snuff.
The plea comes after recent findings that some popular disposable e-cigarette brands – after a few hundred puffs – release far higher amounts of hazardous metals and metalloids than older refillable e-cigarettes and traditional cigarettes, raising a user’s risk of serious health problems.
The study comes hard on the heels of the recent global World Conference on Tobacco Control held in Ireland, where inadequate South African legislation on tobacco and vape was starkly highlighted in a report released…
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of censorship and pressure on journalists.
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