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Belgium has become the first EU country to ban the sale of disposable vapes | Stubbing out vaping's rapid rise


As reported by The Guardian, Belgian health minister Frank Vandenbroucke didn't mince words when announcing the prohibition last year, calling disposable e-cigarettes an "extremely harmful" product designed...

As reported by The Guardian, Belgian health minister Frank Vandenbroucke didn't mince words when announcing the prohibition last year, calling disposable e-cigarettes an "extremely harmful" product designed to hook a new generation on nicotine. While reusable vape systems aren't included in Belgium's ban, the country does have an ambitious goal of reducing new smokers to zero or near zero by 2040 through various "denormalizing" efforts. Elsewhere, England, Wales and Scotland are making it illegal to sell single-use vapes starting in June due to environmental and health concerns.

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