Kanadas Vorschlag, Aromen in E-Zigaretten durch eine Änderung des Tabak- und Vaping-Produktgesetzes einzuschränken, würde zu einem erheblichen Verlust für die öffentliche Gesundheit führen. Dies geht aus einer internationalen Gruppe angesehener Gesundheitsexperten, Experten für öffentliche Gesundheit und Wissenschaftler hervor, die sich für Schadensminderung einsetzen.
The group submitted comments to the Health Canada consultation, ending September 2nd, 2021. The group cautioned the Canadian Federal Government’s draft Order would “negatively impact millions of adult smokers that have used flavoured vaping products to switch away from, or quit combustible tobacco.” While the group acknowledged that vaping products were a controversial topic, it asked Health Canada to reconsider the instrument choices proposed in its draft amendments, stressing it would be difficult to achieve this goal “without the significant contribution by vaping as a harm reduction and cessation product”.
The group appealed to Health Canada to “carefully weigh the evidence, before making any significant changes that may unintentionally prevent vaping products from helping to avert smoking-induced deaths and save Canadian lives”. Click HIER um die vollständige Liste der Kommentare im PDF-Dokument zu lesen.
