“The Vaping Regulatory Authority has confirmed it received a total of 2,518 submissions on the Ministry of Health’s draft vaping regulations which closed on 15 March. Over half of the submissions – 1,375 – came from ‘general retailers’, leading a key tobacco harm reduction advocate to conclude the Government’s plan to remove all but three vape flavours from general retail has clearly prompted Kiwi businesses into action. “Petitions and submissions are great democratic tools, but the problem is this Ministry of Health made up its mind months ago, despite insisting in this process that ‘every voice counts’. In fact, before even reading these submissions the Ministry recommended that the flavour restrictions ‘should come into force as intended on 11 August 2021’. We now need pro-public health politicians to intervene,” Nancy Loucas, co-director of Aotearoa Vapers Community Advocacy (AVCA) says.”
ARTICLE LINK: Submissions Reveal Concern About Loss Of Vape Flavours
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