Malaysian govt mulls banning vaping devices, e-cigarettes completely: Health minister
Dzulkefly said a special working committee has been formed under the Health Ministry to study the issue further, before a final decision is made. ― Picture by Yusof Mat Isa. Sketched by the Pan Pacific Agency.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14, 2019, Malay Mail. The government is studying the possibility of banning the use of electronic cigarettes and vaping devices completely, following reports of fatalities in the US and the UK, reported the Malay Mail.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzukefly Ahmad said that a study on the matter is needed, and a special working committee has been formed under the ministry to study it further, before a final decision is made.
“Tan Sri Speaker, realising recent research which revealed the side effects of using electronic cigarettes and vape (devices), including death — like I said that had happened in the US and UK recently, an in-depth research is needed to relook the need to enforce a blanket ban on the sale of electronic cigarettes and vape (devices).
“Therefore, a specialist working committee under the Health Ministry, chaired by my deputy was formed to study this overall, and all the findings will be brought to me,” Dzulkefly said.
He was responding to a question by Pengkalan Chepa MP Ahmad Marzuk Shaary, who asked if the ministry intends to ban electronic cigarettes and vaping devices entirely, or to ban the selling of related substances, especially to school students.
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