New Zealand cracks down on disposable e-cigarettes

Time： 2023-12-11

The New Zealand government has decided to crack down on cheap e-cigarettes and will implement new regulations to increase penalties for illegal sales of e-cigarettes.

According to Stuff New Zealand, New Zealand's new Prime Minister Christopher Luxon promised to continue to implement the previous Labor government's plan to crack down on cheap disposable e-cigarettes, despite the social controversy caused by the "repeal of the anti-smoking bill".

Luxon confirmed at a cabinet media briefing in Wellington that the new rules would be phased in from December 21.

The rules include not allowing new e-cigarette shops near schools and marae, and only allowing generic flavor descriptions on e-cigarette products and their packaging. There are also requirements to lower the maximum nicotine content allowed in disposable e-cigarettes and ensure that all e-cigarette products have removable batteries and child safety devices.

Additionally, his administration plans to increase penalties for those selling e-cigarettes to teenagers under 18.

The decision comes after they scrapped world-leading legislation that would have banned the sale of tobacco to anyone born after January 1, 2009. The legislation regulated the amount of nicotine allowed in tobacco and cut the number of retailers able to sell tobacco by more than 90%, creating the first smoke-free generation.

Luxon said he would maintain the "status quo" on smoking because it is working and smoking rates have been falling over the past decade.

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