NgoFebhuwari 16th, IPhalamende LaseYurophu lamukela a kubika ngokulwa nomdlavuza, okubonisa ukuthi “ugwayi we-electronic ungavumela abanye ababhemayo ukuba bayeke ukubhema kancane kancane.”
Isigaba esifanele embikweni
IPhalamende LaseYurophu linamandla okudlulisa imithetho ye-EU kanye noMkhandlu we-EU. Ekuboneni umphumela omuhle ugwayi we-elekthronikhi ongawuletha ekuyekisweni kokubhema, indikimba yomthetho ye-EU kungenzeka imemezele inkambiso yenqubomgomo okungenzeka ibe khona kulesi sifunda.
Lo mbiko ugcizelela futhi izingozi ezingathi sína zezempilo zokusebenzisa ugwayi. Yimbangela eyinhloko yomdlavuza wamaphaphu wanamuhla, futhi inesibopho kuwo U-25% wokufa komdlavuza emhlabeni jikelele. Yize i-vaping ingenazo ubungozi, ukuhlolwa okwenziwa yiPublic Health England (PHE) kufakazelwe iyingozi ngo-95% kunokubhema. Kukulo mongo lapho umbiko futhi uphakamisa ukuthi abacwaningi kufanele babheke i-vaping ngokwemibandela elinganiselwe, “uma kubhekwa ukuthi ukubhema ugwayi kuyabulala futhi akuvuzi.”
“Ekugcineni, isikhungo se-EU siyavuma ukuthi i-vap isiza ababhemayo ukuba bayeke. Leso isinyathelo esibalulekile esiya phambili emzabalazweni wethu wokusindisa ukuphila ngokunciphisa izingozi ezibangelwa ukubhema. Ibonisa amandla ezwi labathengi abangabodwana behlangana ndawonye. Manje sekuyithuba leKhomishini ukuthi ingasayishayi indiva isayensi nolwazi lwezigidi zabathengi.” kusho uMichael Landl, uMqondisi weWorld Vapers' Alliance (WVA).
I-Flavour Ban Endleleni?
Asikwazi ukuvala ithuba lokuvinjelwa kwe-flavour esikhathini esizayo. Lo mbiko ubeka ukugcizelela okulinganayo ekuhlonzeni ukuthi “iziphi izinambitheka kugwayi we-elekthronikhi ezikhanga ikakhulukazi ezinganeni nakubantu abangabhemi”, futhi kubekwe ukuvinjelwa a kubo.
I-e-liquid evuthayo Sekuyisikhathi eside kubhekwa njengesizathu esiphezulu se-vaping yentsha. Njengoba izinga lokusebenzisa ugwayi we-elekthronikhi phakathi kwentsha lilokhu likhuphuka eminyakeni yamuva nje, amanye amazwe asevele ethule imithetho evimbela ukunambitheka, njengokuthi Ukraine futhi Denmark. ICanada kulindeleke ukuthi ingene emazingeni ngasekupheleni kwalo nyaka. Ukuvinjelwa okujwayelekile kokunambitheka kukagwayi we-e kugxile ekulawuleni uswidi onezithelo i-e-liquid, ngaphandle kogwayi nezinambitheka zeminti.
I-Independent European Vape Alliance (IEVA) ifuna ukucubungula kabusha ukuvinjelwa. UMongameli wayo uDustin Dahlmann waphawula, “Ucwaningo ngomthelela wokuvinjelwa ukunambitheka lubonisa ukuthi ama-vaper amaningi abuyela ekubhemeni ngenxa yalokho. Lokhu kumele kuvinjwe. Siyavuma ukuthi izinyathelo kufanele zithathwe ukuze kuncishiswe ukumaketha okungafanele, kuyilapho kuqashelwa indima ebalulekile edlalwa ama-flavour ekusizeni ababhemayo ukuba bayeke.”
U-Declan Connolly, oyilungu le-Irish Vape Vendors Association (UVVA), unemibono efanayo. Uyakuqonda ukukhathazeka ngalabo “ama-flavour alungele izingane kanye nokupakishwa", kodwa akavumelani nesenzo sokuvinjelwa okulinganayo kanye nokukhohlwa amanye amaqiniso. Lokho kuzodala umonakalo kukho kokubili ukukhetha kwabathengi kanye nokunciphisa ukulimala kukagwayi.
Unesisekelo esiqinile sokucabanga kanjalo ngokusho inhlolovo ye-IEVA ngo-2020, eyathola ukuthi cishe u-65pc wezithelo ezivuvukalayo noma ezinoshukela. ama-e-liquids nsuku zonke. Ukuvinjelwa kwe-flavour kungase kubuyisele ama-vaper ekubhemeni.
