India has announced a complete ban on the sale of all e-cigarettes, saying the devices pose a health risk, especially to young people.
India on Wednesday announced a complete ban on the sale of all e-cigarettes, saying the devices posed a health risk, especially to young people.
"Unfortunately, e-cigarettes got promoted initially as a way in which people can get out of the habit of smoking cigarettes. It was to be a weaning process from using cigarettes," Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Wednesday after a Cabinet meeting. "The Cabinet rightly thought it is time and we immediately took a decision so that the health of our citizens, of our young, is not thrown to a risk," she added.
According to the Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction report, 39 countries have banned the sale of e-cigarettes or nicotine liquids. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week activated its emergency operations center to better investigate the outbreak of lung injuries associated with e-cigarettes and the Trump administration has said it is working to ban flavored e-cigarettes.
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