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• Israel bans Juul e-cigarettes citing ‘grave’ public health risk

  Israel bans Juul e-cigarettes citing ‘grave’ public health risk JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Tuesday outlawed the import and sale of e-cigarettes made by Silicon Valley startup Juul Labs, citing public health concerns given their nicotine content. A statement by Israel’s Health Ministry said the Juul device was banned because it contains nicotine at a concentration higher than 20 milligrams per millilitre and poses “a grave risk to public health.” […]

• War on e-cigarettes: Hong Kong intends to jail vaping offenders. But will it make people quit?

  War on e-cigarettes: Hong Kong intends to jail vaping offenders. But will it make people quit? By Jenni Marsh, CNN Updated 0131 GMT (0931 HKT) February 20, 2019 (CNN) – Robert Chan lit his first cigarette aged 18. He quickly became hooked, smoking 15 a day for more than a decade. Like so many other smokers, Hong Kong-based Chan didn’t savor his addiction. He wanted to quit smoking cigarettes, but […]

• Well, This is Awkward. Juul, the E-Cig Company, Just Had to Ban Vaping in Its Own Offices

  Well, This is Awkward. Juul, the E-Cig Company, Just Had to Ban Vaping in Its Own Offices An in-office perk is no more at Juul, the wildly successful e-cigarette company. Juul, the fast-growing e-cigarette startup recently valued at $15 billion, had to deliver awkward news to its employees last week. The mandate arrived via email from CEO Kevin Burns on Dec. 11. Effectively immediately, vaping was officially banned inside the […]

• JUUL from the USA to Indonesia: implications for expansion to LMICs

  JUUL from the USA to Indonesia: implications for expansion to LMICs Elizabeth N Orlan, 1 Mark Parascandola,2 Rachel Grana2 Indonesia has one of the largest tobacco markets in the world, well known for their clove cigarettes, kreteks. However, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are growing in popularity among Indonesians. While conventional cigarettes are sold in stores and kiosks,1 e-cigarettes are sold online (35.3%) and through vape shops (64.7%).2 The 2011 Indonesian Global […]

• Rokok Elektronik Mulai Dilarang di Banyak Negara

  Suara Karya, 9 Desember 2014 Puluhan negara telah menyusun aturan bagi peredaran rokok elektronik, yaitu dilarang di 11 negara serta dibatasi di 14 negara. Ini setelah berbagai kajian kesehatan menemukan bahwa jenis rokok itu juga merugikan kesehatan meski tidak persis seperti rokok konvensional.”Selain dilarang dan dibatasi, aturan bagi rokok elektronik itu termasuk pelarangan iklan, penggolongan sebagai produk kesehatan atau produk tembakau atau produk obat jika mengandung nikotin dan dilarang sebagai […]