The key findings from the ECigIntelligence survey included :
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It is deeply concerning that those making decisions about the future of vaping are doing so without accurate information .
More than a third of MEPs have no knowledge of any type of new nicotine product ( vaping , heat not burn , pouches ), and over one in ten are not even aware of any of them .
Almost three-in ten MEPs ( 28 percent ) believe that vaping is as harmful or more harmful than smoking and a further 18 percent don ’ t know at all .
Also , 16 percent incorrectly believe that vaping is likely to lead non-smokers to smoking cigarettes and
On flavours , the worrying trend from last year continues with 53 percent of MEPs in favour of regulating flavours the same or even more than cigarettes .
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