Insufficient Control of E-cigarette Sales to Minors in Russia

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Feb.26.2024
Insufficient Control of E-cigarette Sales to Minors in Russia
Russian public chamber member and internet security alliance director Ekaterina Mizulina calls for better control on e-cigarette sales for minors.

According to a report by TASS on February 24th, Ekaterina Mizulina, a member of the Russian Public Chamber and Director of the Safe Internet Alliance, expressed concern during a meeting with students about the inadequate control over the sale of e-cigarettes to minors. She called for organized action to be taken, involving consumer rights protection organizations, public health supervision agencies, and volunteers.

 

Mizulina emphasized during a meeting with students in Tyumen that the current monitoring of e-cigarette sales is insufficient and called for systematic action to be taken through the involvement of consumer rights protection and public health oversight agencies, as well as volunteers.

 

She reminded the public that a law restricting the sale of e-cigarettes to minors has been in effect since June 1st of last year. Mizulina believes that this mechanism has not been fully effective, as children are still able to purchase these products on the streets and online.

 

She emphasized, "This indicates that the current monitoring is insufficient, so we need systematic action from consumer rights protection and public health supervision agencies, as well as volunteers, to stop this behavior." Previously, Marlin Gambaryan, Director of the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, had advocated for a complete ban on the sale of e-liquid substances.

 

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