Mexico Bans Imports of All Vaping Products Under WHO Guidelines

However, the main reason for the ban is the ideology of the World Health Organization (WHO) and its Bloomberg-funded tobacco control agency, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). López Obrador's decree lists various risks advocated in the FCTC documents, including the alleged harm of secondhand vapor to bystanders.

"...The WHO concludes that exposure to the aerosol exhaled by [vaping product] users poses health risks to people in the environment, including particles, ultrafine and submicron particles, and new sources of air pollution such as propylene glycol, certain volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and heavy metals (such as nickel and chromium) as well as nicotine; therefore, the increased concentration of toxic substances in the foreign aerosol compared to ambient air levels poses a greater risk to anyone exposed."

The bottom line in Mexico is that the WHO/FCTC recommends banning use whenever possible, and the government believes this is possible. Countries that follow WHO's dogma on e-cigarette policy will receive large grants for public health programs that employ many people.Much of the funding for the WHO tobacco control program comes from former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is currently campaigning for the Democratic nomination in this year's U.S. presidential election.

The presidential decree states: "...the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control confirms that [member countries of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control] have taken different regulatory approaches to [smoking products] sales, inviting its members to consider measures based on their national legislation;"

"...In January 2020, the WHO issued a statement acknowledging the harms associated with the use of these devices and their potential for addiction, especially among young people, and therefore recommended that the aforementioned prohibitions continue in countries that ban the use of these products..."