Denmark to adjust “e-cigarette measures”?!

The" Atomization New Force "learned that Denmark plans to strengthen supervisione-cigarette products, or consider controlling retail stores, etc., Restrictions bye-cigarettesAvailability to limit e-cigarette users.

According to the Danish news media DR. DK, Danish Health Minister Sophie L. Hde ) is in discussions with other members of the Ministry of Health to develop preventive measures to address issues such as tobacco, nicotine and alcohol in Denmark.

Several points:

1. Increase tobacco prices and continue to encourage harm reduction.

For several years, the Danish government has continuously increased cigarette prices, raising each pack of cigarettes to the level of 60 Danish kroner (approximately RMB 63). This price adjustment will be implemented in January 2022.

Now, the Danish government is considering adjusting prices again.

2. Strictly control e-cigarette retail stores.

Denmark said measures could be taken through stricter laws and enforcement, and special action would be taken for stores that did not comply with the law. Danish political parties welcomed the move, with Conservative health spokesman Per Larsen saying: "If a convenience store violates the rules, it must be punished or closed. We cannot tolerate children using things that make them addicted."

3. Limit the use of e-cigarettes.

In Denmark, Danish cigarette use dropped from 20.1% to 19%, while smokeless nicotine product use increased from 9.1% to 12.9%. A recent study found that e-cigarettes and smokeless nicotine products seem to be particularly popular among young people. This shows that e-cigarettes are becoming more and more popular.

Although Denmark Limit flavors of e-cigarettes. For example, on April 1, 2022, the Danish flavor ban will officially take effect. But the Danish Ministry of Health said,"I am deeply concerned by the large number of illegal nicotine products entering the market and the increasing use of illegal e-cigarettes among young people."

Stinus Lindgreen, health spokesman for the Radical Party, said he wanted to strengthen controls in multiple areas. "We can't just do one thing, we have to solve the problem from multiple aspects." He said young people nowadays have too easy access to cigarettes and new nicotine products. These products appear everywhere in convenience stores, bars and supermarkets, making it a norm and easily accessible to young people.# p#pagination title #e#" I would rather study how to limit its availability. It should not be as readily available as it is today."

Including since 2019, the Danish Parliament has formulated a national prevention plan for smoking among children and young people, which stipulates that cigarettes must use neutral packaging and prohibits the use of flavoring flavors in tobacco and e-cigarettes. 

Now it seems that Danish e-cigarettes may enter a new round of strong supervision, and some measures may be introduced.

In fact, Denmark's e-cigarette use rate has increased by 2% in three years. The corresponding report disclosed the smoking rate in Denmark from 2020 to 2022: e-cigarette use rate: 3% increased to 5%; e-cigarette use rate aged 15-29: 4%-7%.

At the same time, the government is unable to manage black market trade. Especially in the e-cigarette rate from 2020 to 2022, the number of fruit and candy/soft drink flavors has increased significantly: users of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes have increased from 47% to 67%; users of candy/soft drink flavors have increased from 21% to 32%. 15-29 Year-old fruit-flavored e-cigarette users: 67% increased to 83%;15-29-year-old candy/soft drink flavor users: 32% increased to 41%. People from the Danish Health Research Institute said that despite Denmark's taste ban, illegal e-cigarettes are still circulated through the black market and sold to children and young people through social media. Danish authorities do not have the resources to deal with the growing illegal market.

However, Denmark is still increasing the price of tobacco and reducing the number of tobacco users. From another perspective, it is also encouraging adult consumers to comment on #p#pagination title #e#new tobaccoConsumption trends are worthy of attention.