Spain and seven other countries call for flavor restrictions and curbing new nicotine products

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Spain and seven other European countries have sent a joint letter to the EU Commissioner requesting stricter regulations aimed at banning flavors, capping nicotine levels, and restricting the market for new nicotine products to protect young people. In contrast, ANESVAP is calling for the needs of adults looking to quit smoking and the differences in risk profiles to be taken into account.

Eight European governments—including Spain, represented by Mónica García—addressed a joint letter dated October 6 to EU Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi. The purpose of the document is to comprehensively tighten guidelines on tobacco products and advertising to prevent nicotine addiction among youth. The initiative is supported by the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, France, Hungary, Latvia, and Slovenia as well.

The proposed package demands a broad ban on flavors, strict nicotine limits, and plain packaging, and aims to curb the spread of new nicotine categories in Europe. The planned measures are intended to subject all legal products to uniformly strict regulations to avoid continuous product substitution.

Simultaneously, the Spanish organization ANESVAP has pointed out that the interests of adults wishing to quit smoking must be considered during the reform. The organization urges for the differentiation of products with varying risk levels and an analysis of the potential negative consequences of the tightening.

In brief

  • Spain and seven other EU member states have requested stricter EU tobacco product regulations in a joint letter.
  • The goal of the initiative is to ban flavors, introduce strict nicotine limits, and curb the market expansion of new nicotine products.
  • The countries signing the document include the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, France, Hungary, Latvia, Slovenia, and Spain.
  • ANESVAP criticized the proposal because it fails to consider the needs of adult smokers to switch and the aspects of risk reduction.

Source: TheVapingToday (thevapingtoday.com)

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