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June 27, 2023 by irishexaminer.com
HSE issues safety alert about two e-cigarette products
The HSE has issued a safety alert notice regarding two e-cigarette products which contain "more than the permitted concentration of nicotine."
The products in question, Fantasi Ice Orange and Fantasi Ice Remix Blackcurrant and Lemon, pose a serious risk to public safety.
Retailers are being asked to recall the vaping products, and consumers should not use them.
The products were sampled and analysed by the HSE and found to have a nicotine concentration up to 25.3mg/ml.
June 01, 2023 by irishlegal.com
Sale of vaping products to children to be banned
Health minister Stephen Donnelly said: “Tobacco smoking continues to kill 4,500 people in Ireland every year and remains the biggest single cause of disability and death combined in our country. In the past, we have been recognised as global leaders in tobacco control, but our smoking rate continues to remain unacceptably high at 18 per cent.
“We have all seen the rise in popularity of vaping and especially among our young people. Our research tells us that vaping among adolescents increases the likelihood that they will later smoke. Our bill is designed to intervene at each phase of the process through which these products are sold.
May 29, 2023 by hotpress.com
Sale of e-cigarettes to under 18's in Ireland to be banned by mid-July
Ireland will join the likes of Belgium, France and Germany who have already banned the sale of e-cigarettes to adolescents.
The selling of vaping products to those aged 18 and under is due to be banned by mid-July.
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The new legislation will prohibit the sale of e-cigarettes to those under 18, and is planned to be introduced before the Dáil’s summer recess in mid-July.
A restriction on the types of retailers that are able to sell vapes or nicotine-inhaling products is included in the proposed legislation.
May 08, 2023 by thejournal.ie
'Banning vaping will just lead to more smokers'
IRELAND SHOULD NOT completely ban the sale of electronic cigarettes or vapes, but there could be more regulation when it comes to who can purchase them, experts have told The Journal.
It comes after Australia announced it will ban recreational vaping, with e-cigarettes no longer being sold in general and convenience stores.
The country’s government will increase the product standards for vapes, including by restricting flavours and colours, in order to tackle the growing black market.
It will also require pharmaceutical-like packaging, a reduction in the maximum allowed nicotine concentrations and volumes and a ban on single-use vapes.
February 17, 2023 by irishexaminer.com
Let Me Tell You: Series 2 Ep 4 — Vaping is 'the revenge of the tobacco industry', says Micheál Martin
Vaping is the tobacco industry "coming back at" governments for indoor smoking bans, Tánaiste Micheál Martin has claimed.
Mr Martin was the health minister from 2000 to 2004 during which time the smoking ban was implemented here despite tough opposition.
On the latest episode of the podcast Let Me Tell You, he discussed the difficulties in establishing the law some two decades ago and its legacy.
He also said that vaping is "the revenge of the tobacco industry" and is something he is "very angry about".
January 04, 2023 by irishexaminer.com
HSE launches quit smoking campaign amid concerns over stalled rates of reduction
Almost 100 people die in Ireland from smoking-related diseases every week, public health doctors have warned, as the HSE launched its quit-smoking campaign for 2023.
Research shows if people quit for 28 days they are five times more likely to quit for good, and a range of tools are now provided to help them. Matthew O’Donoghue from Tipperary started smoking at 18, but later began to see it was controlling his activities.
November 22, 2022 by irishexaminer.com
Cabinet to consider ban on sale of vaping products to under-18s
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly will this morning seek Cabinet approval for legislation banning retailers from selling vaping products to under-18s and prohibiting e-cigarette advertisements on public transport.
The new laws also restrict the types of retailers that can sell nicotine-inhaling products.
Vaping advertising will not be allowed near schools, and the ban will also extend to public transport, so as to limit children’s exposure to commercial messages normalising or glamorising the purchase and usage of e-cigarettes.
November 14, 2022 by independent.ie
New laws to ban sale of vaping products to under-18s
The sale of e-cigarettes and vaping products to under-18s is set to be banned, the Irish Independent can reveal.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly is to seek Cabinet approval to ban the sale of “nicotene inhaling products” to those aged under 18 from early in the new year.
Vaping products are already banned in a number of European countries, as there is clear evidence that exposure to nicotine in adolescence can have long-term consequences for brain development.
October 25, 2022 by irishmirror.ie
Department of Health denies smoking will be banned in public parks and beaches
The Department of Health has denied suggestions that smoking will be banned in public parks and beaches.
It was reported in the Irish Independent on Friday that the move was being considered by the Government as part of its bid to make Ireland tobacco-free. The Tobacco Free Ireland annual report for 2021 was published earlier this week.
One recommendation in the report says that the Government should “promote tobacco-free environments and in particular parks and beaches in conjunction with the local authorities by voluntary measures or by the introduction of bye-laws”.
October 17, 2022 by independent.ie
Minister defends plan to ban disposable vapes - ‘They’re making the world worse’
Minister of State Ossian Smyth has defended the proposed ban on disposable vapes, saying they are “very wasteful” and making the world “a worse place”.
The Minister for the Circular Economy said a public consultation will be carried-out before any ban on the disposal nicotine products is finalised, but it could be introduced under the EU single-use plastics directive.
The Green TD said the popularity of disposable vapes has increased greatly in the last two years and a recent study found that “50pc of young people who were vaping were choosing to use disposable vapes”.