Cabinet may okay ordinance to ban e-cigarettes

Taking up a proposal from the Health Ministry, the Union cabinet may, in its meeting on Wednesday, approve an ordinance to ban manufacturing and sale of e-cigarettes.

E-cigarettes or “vaping” cigerattes are often marketed as a harmless product to help quit smoking. It does not burn tobacco but heats the liquid chemicals into a vapour or steam that a person inhales. This is the reason it is also called vaping. E-cigarettes are considered harmful to health.

Read More: https://www.bhaskarlive.in/cabinet-may-okay-ordinance-to-ban-e-cigarettes-lead-2/