New Zealand bans sale of disposable e-cigarettes

Time： 2023-06-07

New Zealand on Monday unveiled measures to curb youth vaping, from restricting the sale of e-cigarettes near schools to banning some single-use e-cigarettes, while expanding an aggressive anti-smoking campaign.

Although the Pacific nation has one of the lowest rates of adult smoking among the 38 countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, it has banned smoking for future generations in a push to become smoke-free by 2025.

Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall said the changes would be phased in over six months from August because too many young people were vaping, despite the government's hopes that the devices would serve as an alternative to smoking.

"We are creating a future in which tobacco products are no longer addictive, attractive or accessible, and the same need applies to e-cigarettes," Verrall said in a statement.

The report cited research data indicating that from 2021 to 2022, the number of people over the age of 15 in the country who smoke various types of e-cigarettes daily will increase by 6.2% compared with the previous year, and this figure will be 9.2% among young people. According to data released by the New Zealand Ministry of Health, there are e-cigarette shops near a quarter of primary and secondary schools in the country. In addition, disposable e-cigarettes on the market have also put enormous pressure on environmental protection.

From August, all e-cigarettes sold in New Zealand will be required to have removable or replaceable batteries, limiting the availability of compact disposable e-cigarettes popular with young people, she said.

"We also want e-cigarettes to stay as far as possible out of the minds and reach of children and young people," Verrall said. He added that new stores would be kept at least 300 meters (328 yards) away from schools and halls or meeting places of the Māori community.

Vapes will require child-safety mechanisms, prohibiting the use of attractive names such as cotton candy, and taking into account plain packaging.

“This is another way we prevent e-cigarette companies from developing specific brands aimed at youth,” Verrall said at a news conference Tuesday.

The government has announced that the sale of disposable e-cigarettes will be banned across the country from November this year and other e-cigarettes from March next year. New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins told the media that more and more teenagers are smoking e-cigarettes, which is an important reason why the country decided to crack down on e-cigarettes.

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