I-Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) isiqaphele i-13 Vape Pty Ltd ngesikhangiso esingekho emthethweni sikagwayi we-e. Le nhlangano yabhalela isikhulu esiphezulu senkampani ukuthi simise imikhiqizo ye-nicotine vape kubathengi base-Australia.
Izikhulu ze-Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), i-ejensi yoMnyango Wezempilo Nokunakekelwa Kwabadala zibuyekeze iwebhusayithi yenkampani, igama lokuhweba, kanye naso sonke isikhangiso futhi zikholelwa ukuthi ekwenzayo akukho emthethweni futhi kuhloselwe ukulimaza impilo yabantu base-Australia.
I-TGA iphinde iveze ukuthi ngokwenza lokhu okulandelayo, i-13 Vape Pty Ltd izibandakanya ekukhangiseni okungekho emthethweni kwemikhiqizo ye-vape:
- Ukuxhumanisa i-URL yewebhusayithi yayo kanye negama lokuhweba kokuhle kokwelapha
- Ukukhangisa ngezinzuzo zama-vape e-nicotine awuketshezi ngaphezu kokubhema ugwayi wendabuko
- Ukweqa ulwazi olubalulekile olufana nezingozi zokusebenzisa ama-vape e-nicotine esikhangisweni sawo nokuqukethwe kwewebhusayithi.
Uma zibhekwa zizonke, lezi zinto ezintathu zifana nesikhangiso esidukisayo esinokuziphatha okubi futhi esihloselwe ukusizakala ngabathengi. Ukuze kuvikelwe inhlalakahle yabantu base-Australia i-ejensi ivimbele inkampani nezinye izinkampani embonini ye-vaping ekusebenziseni amagama alandelayo ku-URL yabo negama lokuhweba:
- Ama-vaping noma ama-vapes nanoma yikuphi ukuhluka kwawo ngokuhambisana namagama anjengokuthi “ekhemisi” 'Script', “prescription”, nanoma yikuphi ukwehluka kwawo.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, izikhulu ezingu-13 zeVapes Pty Ltd ezicashunwe kulesi sikhangiso esingekho emthethweni kuzodingeka ukuthi zikhokhe u-$5, 328 ngezaziso ezimbili zokwephulwa komthetho ngokukhangiswa okungekho emthethweni kwemikhiqizo yenkampani yakhe.
Ngaphansi komthetho wase-Australia iNicotine, ama-vapes ayimithi kadokotela kuphela. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ayikho imikhiqizo enjalo okufanele ikhangiswe ngqo kubathengi. Ukukhangisa kuvunyelwe kuphela emikhiqizweni nasezikhangisweni ezihlangabezana nemibandela ebekwe ngaphansi kwe Izimpahla Zokwelapha (Ukumeleleka Okukhawulelwe Nokunqatshelwe - I-Nicotine) Imvume (No. 2) 2021.
I-TGA ihlezi iqapha ukumaketha kanye nokusetshenziswa kwama-vape ane-nicotine ngaphansi kwemithetho emihle yokwelapha. Izinkampani ezinikezela ngemikhiqizo embonini ye-vaping ngakho-ke kudingeka ukuthi zithobele uMthetho Wempahla Yokwelapha ka-1989.
I-TGA iphinde icele amalungu omphakathi ukuthi asize ukubika noma iyiphi inkampani osola ukuthi izibandakanya kuyo imisebenzi engekho emthethweni noma engabazekayo ezisekelweni zayo ze-inthanethi. Lokhu kwethemba ukuthi kuzosiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi izinkampani zithobela yonke imithetho nemithetho ebekiwe ukuvikela izimpilo zabantu base-Australia. Lokhu kusemizameni yayo yokuhlala izibophezele ekuvikeleni inhlalakahle yabo bonke abantu base-Australia.
