Smoking in Switzerland
In Switzerland, smoking is allowed but tobacco products are subject to regulations, and cigarettes are regulated as tobacco products. Under these regulations, not all forms of tobacco advertising are banned. Cigarettes can be purchased online, through vending machines, and imported for trade with appropriate license. Notably, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reports that there are no minimum age restrictions on sales and no legal restrictions exist on smoking in public places. Cigarettes in Switzerland are subject to an excise tax rate of 26.29% with a total taxation rate of 59.02%. Smoking remains high in Switzerland. In 2024, there were approximately 1.6 million current smokers among adults aged 15 years and older, representing an adult current smoking prevalence of 21%. Smoking prevalence was higher among adult males (22.3%) than among adult females (19.7%) in 2024. The overall current prevalence was 23.3% in 2022. In 2021, smoking led to an estimated 7,348 deaths in the country, of which 4,935 deaths were among males and 2,413 deaths were among females. Overall, smoking made 10.54% of all deaths in Switzerland, including 14.39% of male deaths and 6.81% of female deaths.
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October 04, 2018 by swissinfo.ch
Vaping giant JUUL to set up in Switzerland
The American company JUUL, which specializes in the manufacture of electronic cigarettes that look like thumb drives, is preparing to set up in the Swiss city of Zug, according to the Zefix trade register. Juul Labs Switzerland is listed on the commercial register external link as a producer, distributor or exporter for the retail and wholesale trade of electronic cigarettes and accessories.
October 02, 2018 by japantimes.co.jp
Battle for lungs and minds as tobacco control treaty meeting opens
Two dramatically different views on the best way forward in reining in smoking were on display, with organizers and activists maintaining the tobacco companies had nothing to offer, and the industry insisting its new products are key to halting a smoking epidemic that causes some 7 million deaths each year.
“This is not a time to be complacent,” Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva, who heads the secretariat of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), said as delegates from 137 countries gathered to discuss the treaty.
September 28, 2018 by swissinfo.ch
Switzerland criticised for tobacco control treaty stance
The fact that Switzerland has yet to have ratified the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and is hosting its conference is shameful, a top WHO official has declared.
“I think this is more of a shame than a problem that Switzerland is not party to the treaty, as this is all about protecting the public health of the population,” the head of the FCTC Secretariat, Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva, told reporters at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva [...]
September 20, 2018 by swissinfo.ch
E-cigarette industry agrees to voluntary sales ban for minors
Swiss producers of electronic cigarettes, and several retail outlets that sell such products, have agreed to a voluntary ban on the sale to minors until a Swiss law change comes into effect.
The code of conduct from the consortium of tobacco manufacturers and large retailers will come into force on October 1. Some 38 companies have previously signed up to an earlier charter from the Swiss Vape Trade Association, which also seeks to protect minors from such products.
May 10, 2018 by theparliamentmagazine.eu
eCigarettes: Reduced risk and vaping regulation
Urgent action is needed to protect European consumers and producers. This includes better protection at our borders, which have so many holes they resemble Swiss cheese.
Tobacco producers face significant problems regarding illegal trade. Novel tobacco products and eCigarettes differ from conventional tobacco products in many ways.
There are many new products available on the market. In general, a large variety of similar products is a good thing for consumers [...]
April 13, 2018 by swissinfo.ch
Tobacco more strongly linked to clogged arteries than cannabis
A University of Bern analysis of data from a 25-year study showed that smoking marijuana was only associated with clogged arteries in lifetime tobacco users. Scientists have long known that smoking tobacco is associated with atherosclerosisexternal link – a condition in which arteries are clogged by the build-up of fatty deposits called plaques – especially in arteries that supply blood to the heart. But there has been scientific disagreement over the effects of marijuana.
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