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Dubai to push e-cigarette ban

Wednesday, August 19 - 2009

The Dubai Municipality has said that it will recommend a ban on electronic cigarettes, as tests carried out by the municipality have found the electronic device to be a health hazard which contains carcinogens and toxic materials, according to the Khaleej Times. 'There is general agreement in the GCC Tobacco Control Committee that e-cigarettes should not be circulated in the [Gulf] market as therapy,' Dr Wedad Al Maidoor, head of Tobacco Control Team at the MoH has said.

2 comments:

  1. This is very interesting and I would like to see the data from the tests that show the presence of carcinogens. The FDA conducted tests on the electronic cigarette and were unable to substantiate carcinogens were contained.

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  2. ASH Uk support these as a tobacco harm reduction aid.

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