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Belgium to ban sale of single-use e-cigarettes on health grounds
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BELGIUM will ban the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes from January 1 on health and environmental grounds in a groundbreaking move among European Union nations.
Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke said inexpensive e-cigarettes had turned into a health threat through being an easy way for teenagers to be drawn into smoking and become addicted to nicotine.
“Disposable e-cigarettes are a new product simply designed to attract new consumers,” he said in an interview.
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