Vap'News offers you flash news about the e-cigarette for Wednesday 8 August 2018. (Update the news at 10h20.)
ISRAEL: MINISTER OF HEALTH PROHIBITS MARKETING OF JUUL
The health ministry has decided to ban the marketing of the popular e-cigarette Juul in Israel, ministry officials confirmed to Calcalist on Monday. The decision is based on final approval from the country's attorney general. (See article)
USA: FDA Must Resist Irrational Fear of Vape
While acknowledging that it's nicotine that hooks smokers, Gottlieb clarified what public health professionals have known for decades. It is smoke, not nicotine, that kills more than 480 American smokers each year. (See article)
FRANCE: IN JULY, LESS CIGARETTES, MORE CIGARES
Compared to July 2017, customs recorded in July 2018 a decrease in cigarette sales of 2,40% (3 cigarettes sold), and of smoking tobacco by 828% (915 kg sold). On much lower volumes, sales of cigars and chewing tobacco or snuff soared (000 and 0,23%). (See article)
