UDavid Ige, umbusi waseHawaii, usanda kuveza ukuthi abantu abasekela imikhiqizo elwa nogwayi, kanye nemboni yendawo yemikhiqizo kagwayi, bobabili banikeze isandla ku-veto yombusi mayelana nokuvala imikhiqizo evimbela ukuqhuma.
I-US Food and Drug Administration yenza isimemezelo ngo-Ephreli 28, 2022, mayelana nemithetho emisha nemithethonqubo evimbela ukukhiqizwa nokudayiswa kwe-menthol nawo wonke ama-vape flavour nogwayi abane-flavour.
Lo mthethosivivinywa waphasiswa nguDavid Ige ukuze abeke umthetho wokuvinjelwa kwazo zonke izinhlobo zemikhiqizo kagwayi enambitheka ngenxa yokuthi ucwaningo lukhomba ukuthi imikhiqizo enambitheka iyingozi kakhulu kunaleyo engenawo ukunambitheka. Ugcizelele ukuthi uyayazisa imizamo eyenziwe yokuyeka ukusetshenziswa kwama-vape, kodwa-ke, abantu abakhuthaza imikhiqizo emelene nogwayi abatholakalanga ukuseseka isinqumo sakhe.
Ngokomqondisi wenqubomgomo kanye nezokumela e-Hawaii Pacific Health Institute, u-Amanda Fernandes, lo mthethosivivinywa wawubuyekezwe izikhathi eziningi kakhulu ezandleni zeKomidi Lezemfundo kanye neSenate Health.
Uphinde wengeza ngokuthi ngumgqugquzeli we-JUUL Lab ofake isicelo sokwenza isichibiyelo. I-JUUL lab yinkampani yaseMelika ekhiqiza ugwayi we-elekthronikhi. Inhloso yalesi sichibiyelo ngokuyinhloko ukuthethelela ukusetshenziswa kwemikhiqizo ethile kagwayi enambitheka njengogwayi we-menthol. Ngaphezu kwalokho, isicelo sizoholela ekukhishweni kwanoma yimuphi umkhiqizo ovinjelwe yi-FDA kakade. Ngakho-ke, lesi sichibiyelo sinikeza umbuso igunya phezu kokuvinjelwa kwemikhiqizo kagwayi enothosiwe njengoba kuyalelwa uhulumeni wobumbano.
Nokho, lesi siphakamiso asiveli ngaphandle kwengozi. Ngeshwa, kunengozi enkulu yokwenyuka okungazelelwe ekusetshenzisweni kwama-vape entsheni ngemuva kokuvinjelwa kwe-JUUL emakethe emnyama kubhebhethekisa kakhulu isimo, kusikisela umnikazi wesitolo se-vape.
Intsha kuthiwa nayo ithole igebe ngemuva kokuvinjelwa kweJUUL. Ukuvinjelwa bekuhloselwe ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa okwandayo kwemikhiqizo kagwayi enothosiwe kodwa umkhuba okhulayo wokuthengisa nokukhiqizwa kwe-nicotine yokwenziwa iye yabonwa okuyinto ekhathazayo.
Abenzi bemithetho kumele bafunde esibonelweni sika-2018 sase-San Francisco lapho isilinganiso sokuvota sigunyazwa ukuze kuvinjelwe ukunambitheka kwe-vape neminye imikhiqizo kagwayi enongiwe okwathi esikhundleni sokukhiqiza imiphumela emihle kwathatha inguquko engalungile futhi kwaholela ekutheni intsha ithathe ugwayi wendabuko.
Akugcini lapho, uhulumeni udinga ukubheka uhlelo oluqinile lokucabangela abathengisi bemakethe emnyama kokubili ku-inthanethi futhi mathupha ngaphambi kokuba kuphuze kakhulu.
