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Health regulator confirms e-cigarette ban – 7NEWS.com.au
E-cigarettes and other heated tobacco products will remain outlawed in Australia despite a concerted campaign run by industry lobby groups.
Australia’s health regulator has formalised a ban on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products, rejecting suggestions they present a safer alternative for smokers and people trying to quit.
In a final decision published on Monday, the Theraputic Goods Administration said it was not satisfied so-called HTPs offered any public health benefit.
“I do not consider HTPs would make a significant contribution to population harm reduction,” the administrator said.
“I consider that maintaining the curre…
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