Netherlands Government Pushes for Flavor Ban on E-Cigarettes

Recently, the Dutch government has reopened the debate surrounding the ban of flavored e-cigarettes in response to public consultation. This is a long-standing issue, dating back to June 2020, when the Deputy Minister of Health, Paul Blokhuis, expressed concerns about delays and opposing views to the proposed ban during a consultation process.

However, nothing is hindering the determination of the administrative department as they move forward. In fact, current public consultations are not limited to a simple ban on non-tobacco flavors in e-cigarette liquids, but are constrained by a list developed by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (Rivm), which approves production of only sixteen ingredients. This will effectively ban current e-cigarette liquids on the market, including tobacco flavor liquids, making development of new liquids extremely difficult according to experts. The European Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (Ethra) commented, "In fact, this is a hidden ban on all e-cigarette liquids. This will be the end of the legal e-cigarette market in the Netherlands and will create a very dangerous precedent for other EU countries.

The Netherlands government's intention with the flavor ban on e-cigarettes is to reduce their appeal to the population as a whole, especially young people. However, as seen in other places, this ban could potentially deprive adult smokers in the Netherlands of a valuable tool to quit smoking, thereby increasing smoking rates. Additionally, this ban may also lead to illegal and unregulated sales channels.

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