The ban on the taste of Electronic cigarette in He'nan has been postponed again. The bill will now come into effect on January 1, 2024, three months later than originally planned. Reason: The impact of the spice ban on tobacco manufacturers seems to be greater than previously calculated, which is why the Secretary of State for Health, Welfare, and Sports, Maarten van Ooijen, has given tobacco manufacturers more time. Pulmonary doctors are concerned about this.

The ban on the use of Electronic cigarette flavors, such as apple, strawberry or Menthol, was announced two years ago and should actually take effect last summer.

The government is very worried about the growing popularity of Electronic cigarette among young people, so only tobacco flavor is allowed.

But there is another fault on the cable. At the request of the Ministry, RIVM Research Institute has developed a list of 16 ingredients, which can still be used by cigarette essence manufacturers to carry out their work.

What are the results now? In the preliminary calculations, we concluded that approximately a quarter of the tobacco flavors can still exist, "the spokesperson representing RIVM explained promptly when asked. But recalculation shows that this percentage is now relatively low; the flavors that manufacturers can use still exist between 2% and 23%


In short, the implementation of the spice ban has a greater impact on tobacco manufacturers than previously calculated. Therefore, State Secretary Van Ooijen will give more time to the Tobacco industry.

This is a setback for the Ministry of Health, and lung doctors have not accepted it well. Doctors have expressed disappointment and concern about the first delay. They are worried that the popularity of flavored Electronic cigarette will continue to rise and bring about various consequences.

Van Ooijen stated in his response that he would rather ban the use of these flavors today. "Because they are obviously to persuade children and young people to use Electronic cigarette," the Secretary of State said in response.


Van Ooijen emphasized that postponement does not necessarily mean cancellation: "RIVM's additional analysis indicates that the potential impact of the taste ban on manufacturers is greater than we previously thought. Based on the principle of good governance, I am forced to take some measures and my enthusiasm for doing this is not high


Smokeless society

The cabinet's goal is to achieve a smoke-free society by 2040. At the same time, the cabinet is making every effort to prevent smoking as much as possible; For example, the price of a pack of cigarettes during the current government term will rise to 10 euros.