Vapouround Magazine ISSUE 35 | Page 26

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WILL THE UK BAN FLAVOURED E-LIQUIDS TO UNDER 21s ?

Claims that the health secretary wants to raise age limit for buying fags and flavoured nicotine vapes to get smoking rates down .
Words : Patrick Griffin

Under 21s could be banned from buying cigarettes and flavoured e-liquids under UK government plans to meet its smokefree targets , it has been claimed . It is believed the government could overshoot its smoke-free deadline by seven years if it does nothing , because smoking rates are not falling quickly enough . The Daily Mirror claimed that unnamed sources in the Department of Health said the measures would play a central part in getting the targets back on track . The newspaper said that while Health Secretary Sajid Javid was “ deeply sceptical ” about increasing the age limit , he had not actually ruled it out . However the UKVIA said that , if true , the move would have the opposite effect and make it even harder for the country to become smoke-free by 2030 . It said : “ The government has continued to be evidence led when it comes to the regulation of e-cigarettes and should continue to be . “ If the government were to succumb to these illogical and unnecessary actions , their ambitions for a smokefree society by 2030 would be even less attainable

than they already are .” The provape association added : “ These are unsubstantiated claims , but if there is any truth to them then the Department of Health , would be suddenly ignoring the
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