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NATIONAL CIGARETTE
AMNESTY DAY
LIFE AFTER BREXIT
It was previously said that the TPD at
a domestic level (TRPR) would not be
revised with Brexit in mind. However, in
response to the Science and Technology
Committee’s evidence review report
published in August, the Department
of Health and Social Care said: “The
government will review where the UK’s
exit from the EU offers us opportunities
to re‑appraise current regulation
to ensure this continues to protect
the nation’s health. The government
will explore those areas identified by
the committee, such as the 20mg/
ml maximum nicotine refill limit, a size
restriction of 2ml on the tank, a block on
advertising e-cigarettes’ relative harm-
reduction potential and the notification
scheme for e-cigarette ingredients.”
Ninety percent of UK smokers believe
using a vape has helped them either quit
or reduce the number of cigarettes they
smoke. That’s according to research
conducted by VPZ, formerly Vaporized,
w hi ch recentl y rol l ed out Nat ional
Cigarette Amnesty Day. Thousands
of Brits across the UK quit smoking
on National Cigarette Amnesty Day in
January. The nationwide campaign saw
smokers bin their cigarettes in vape shops
a bid to stop smoking for good in 2019.
VPZ was recently named as Scotland’s
fastest growing company by The Sunday
Times Fast Track list.
FRENCH MARKET
ON THE RISE
PHE TO ADVISE
MENTAL HEALTH
TRUSTS ON VAPING
Pu b l i c H eal th E ngl and w i l l advi se
mental health trusts on e-cigarettes. The
government has said the National Health
Service should set “clear” and “central”
policies on e-cigarettes in mental health
facilities.
Responding to a recommendation made
last August by the UK’s Science and
Technology Committee, the government
said the NHS should issue guidance on
e-cigarettes to all NHS mental health
trusts. The move would better inform
trusts to ensure that they understand the
physical and mental benefits of the harm
reduction smoking alternative to their
patients. Until now, one third of the 50
mental health trusts located in England
enforced a ban on e-cigarettes on their
premises.
Vaping in France is catching up to the
UK with more than two million French
people regularly using an e-cigarette.
That’s according to a recent study, which
indicates a major surge in the popularity
of vaping in the next three years in the
country. The market grew in France by
21 percent from 2017-2018 and French
e-liquids account for one-third of sales.
The research points toward fast growth
in the French vape industry, citing an
increase in the cost of smoking by 2020
as one factor in encouraging smokers to
switch to the less harmful alternative. The
Xerfi Institute study examined the main
brands of e-cigarette products currently
on the market, policy and regulatory
framework and the main consequences
for brands and retailers. The Xerfi Institute
is the leading independent institute of
economic research in France.