[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and Richard L. Revesz, Administrator of Information and Regulatory Affairs, urging OMB to approve a proposed rule from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) establishing a maximum nicotine level in cigarettes and other tobacco products. Approval of this rule is the first step towards implementing a low-nicotine product standard for tobacco products.
DHAKA, Jan 7, 2025 (BSS) - The government has imposed a ban on the import of
Islamabad: The reported order by the Ministry of Interior to halt activities of Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (CTFK) and Vital Strategies has raised concerns. These two International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) had long adopted a stance that they are working against smoking for health purposes.
Axios reports that the Biden Administration is planning an 11th-hour move to order cigarette manufacturers to reduce the nicotine content in the tobacco cigarettes they market to consumers—possibly by as much as 95 percent. The FDA proposed the rule in 2022, and the Office of Management and Budget cleared the rule proposal on January 3, 2025.
The government on Tuesday banned the import of electronic cigarettes or electronic nicotine delivery devices, said a notification. E-cigarettes have been added to the list of banned import items under the Import Policy Order 2021-2024, the notification read.
A draft law proposing a ban on the circulation of e-cigarettes in Uzbekistan was discussed by deputies in the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis on January 6, 2024. The proposed law aims to prohibit the production, storage, transportation, transfer, and import of e-cigarettes and other nicotine-consumption devices within the country.
Bangladesh's interim government has ban on the import of e-cigarettes or electronic nicotine delivery systems to protect public health.
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, January 7. Uzbekistan's Oliy Majlis (Parliament) has approved in the first reading a draft law prohibiting the circulation of e-cigarettes and related liquids, Trend reports.
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