The French Government is drawing up plans for a national plan to fight tobacco use, including a ban on disposable electronic cigarettes, according to Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne.
She told radio station RTL that it was an important health issue, with tobacco use being responsible for 75 000 annual deaths in the country.
Regarding vape and e-cigarettes, she said the so-called “puff” devices generate habits among young people that can lead to tobacco addiction, reports Reuters.
French President Emmanuel Macron had, in 2021, set out ambitious plans to tackle tobacco and alcohol, pledging more smoking-free areas and aiming to make all 20-year-olds tobacco-free by 2030.
Reuters article – France to ban disposable e-cigarettes, PM says (Open access)
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