The Dutch government is planning to ban the sale of fruit and other flavored e-cigarettes starting from October next year. The announcement was made by the Dutch public service television broadcaster, NOS, on Thursday, according to TASS news agency.
Starting in October 2023, sweeteners in e-cigarettes will no longer be available for sale. According to experts specializing in youth, the sweeteners increase the smoking of e-cigarettes. Tobacco flavors will still be available. The ban was first announced by the government in 2000 and will take effect at the end of next year.
In addition, packaging of additives will no longer be allowed to use photos or terms containing anything other than tobacco in the product. For example, slogans like "fuelling the bad guys" will not be permitted.
This ban complies with the 2014 EU directive on health warnings for electronic cigarettes. The directive introduced a mandatory indication that they contain nicotine and should not be used by non-smokers.
Packaging leaflets must include a list of product ingredients, nicotine content, packaging information, instructions for use, potential side effects, at-risk populations, habit and toxicity information. Advertising elements are not allowed on the packaging.
According to a report from DutchNews.nl, Esther Croes from the Utrecht Trimbos clinic has stated that this is a step in the right direction.
According to Cross, "The sweetness makes e-cigarettes and their smoke particularly attractive to young people." Sellers claim that e-cigarettes help people quit smoking, but this is not based on reliable facts.
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On the contrary, a study by Trimbos in 2020 revealed that 27% of adolescents aged 12 to 16 and 44% of vocational and higher education students have experimented with e-cigarettes.
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