LAnd Disposable e-cigarettes will be banned in France. This was announced by Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne, explaining that the Government intends to expand the plan to combat smoking, which would be the cause of as many as 75,000 deaths a year. This time, however, attention falls on the vaporizers considered by the Executive «a great harm because of the bad habit they give to young people».
Disposable e-cigarettes banned in France
For the prime minister it is a question of public health because “although it is not nicotine that is used in vaporizers”, it is still a question of “a gesture that young people get used to and that’s how they start smoking».
Furthermore, Borne points out, «with their childish sweet or fruity tastes, their brightly colored packaging and their price lower than that of a pack of cigarettes (8 to 12 euros)» they worry because they target teenagers. The results of a study say so of the Alliance Against Tobacco (ACT) from which it emerges that “13% of young people aged between 13 and 16 have already used disposable electronic cigarettes”.
Disposable e-cigarettes will be banned in France (Getty)
An increasingly thriving market
France is not the first country in Europe to want to ban this type of cigarette aaccused of being a gateway to addiction, but there are also to do it Germany, Ireland and Belgium, who have announced a future ban on these vaporizers. Beyond the Alps, the phenomenon of “puff”, as they are called, is gaining more and more market and the enormous success is partly due to the promotion that is made of it on social networksa privileged place for exchanges between teenagers.
For about two years, in fact, many influencers have not hesitated to praise its merits, transforming the phenomenon into a cool trend. The boomFurthermore, it is also linked to the fact that they are sold almost everywhere: from large-scale distribution to specialized shops, discount stores, tobacconists and on the internet.
Electronic cigarettes, also an environmental scourge
These vaporizers also pose a real danger to the planet, according to experts and the government. Mainly composed of plastic materials and a lithium battery, a component harmful to the environment if not properly recycled, these e-cigarettes are too often thrown in the trash by teenagers when they should be the subject of a special collection.
No increase for regular cigarettes
The new government plan, on the other hand, has no intention of including an increase on normal cigarettes because, the premier always explains, “we increased it this year” even if this, she specifies, “does not mean that we are not very vigilant about tobacco consumption” .
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