Associate Minister of Health Jenny Salesa has today announced that the government will introduce legislation banning most flavoured e-cigarettes, with the exception of tobacco, menthol and mint.
The new legislation also includes heavy restrictions on marketing, treating e-cigarettes in a similar way to tobacco, with bans on advertising, social media and discount pricing. If you feel that this goes against New Zealand achieving the Smoke-free 2025 goal, or will impact you in any way, please let the government know your views by sending an email to Associate Minister of Health Jenny Salesa: j.salesa@ministers.govt.nz and Health Minister David Clark: david.clark@ministers.govt.nz You can also join the campaign to stop the proposed ban on flavoured e-cigarettes at the Aotearoa Vapers Community Advocacy Group on Facebook here: www.facebook.com/groups/NZAVCA/ |