FIVAPE's media watch on vaping in France and around the world: March 2025
= FIVAPE questioned or quoted.
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03/30/25 | LE FIGARO
A radical measure in Belgium: from April 1, tobacconists will have to hide cigarette packets: all tobacco products will have to be stored out of sight, in closed cabinets or behind opaque panels.
In Belgium, tobacconists forced to hide cigarette packets from April 1
03/29/25 | VAPING POST
AFNOR, the standard, the certification, all the explanations on a voluntary approach initiated by vape professionals to provide a framework and reinforce confidence + You'll also find information on the FIVAPE website.
03/28/25 | VAPING POST
I recently spoke to various media outlets to refocus the debate in the face of misinformation about the scientific consensus on reducing the health risks of vaping vs. smoking. Jérémie Pourchez, Research Director, École des Mines St-Etienne.
Dangers of flavorings: a French expert counters misinformation
03/28/25 | VAPING POST
Twenty years after its entry into force, the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is stuck in the past.
WHO celebrates 20 years of immobility
03/21/25 | VAPING POST
Chile adopts a law that recognizes the harm reduction potential of vaping, to promote access to adult smokers, while protecting young people.
03/20/25 | GFN
Interview with Claude Bamberger, President of AIDUCE, on the state of vaping in France. Quote to sum up: "Today, selling a disposable vape (puff) to a minor is a €100,000 fine, for cigarettes it's €135..."
GFN News #143 | FRANCE'S RADICAL VAPING OVERHAUL | Featuring Claude Bamberger
03/20/25 | HEALTH NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand. Info site gouvernemental, le vapotage est géré en responsabilité par les autorités de santé: information des fumeurs, distribution de kits de vapotage gratuits, intégration de la vape dans les services d'aide à l'arrêt tabac.
Vaping information for stop-smoking services and health workers
16/03/25 | BLICK
In Switzerland, an association is warning about 6-methyl-nicotine, the chemical analog of nicotine, also known as metatine.
The sale of metatin should be banned
03/16/25 | INFO TABAC
That's what the tobacco industry does. Vape professionals ONLY save millions of minutes of life by helping smokers quit.
Twenty minutes of life for a cigarette
03/16/25 | BFM TV
A fascinating podcast, Dr Marion Adler's experience with her patients, very comprehensive and educational on vape and the role of nicotine in quitting smoking. Worth listening to and sharing.
Are electronic cigarettes addictive?
16/03/25 | YOUR HARROGATE
The association's smoking cessation service, launched in January 2024, has so far helped more than 350 people, 60% of whom have successfully quit smoking by combining vape with nicotine substitutes.
Harrogate cancer charity tackles vaping misconceptions
03/15/25 | VAPING POST
A new poll reveals that the idea of taxing vaping and removing flavorings is gaining ground among the population. A syndrome of confusion constantly fuelled by the tobacco industry and certain anti-smoking lobbies.
IFOP-Kumulus survey: Perceptions and habits of French smokers and vapoteurs
03/13/25 | FRANCE BLEU
In France, advertising for RDR products that could reduce cancer by 50% (>Sweden) is illegal.
Big Tobacco is playing provocative tactics to get these tools, which damage its real business, banned as quickly as possible. And it's working.
Health: 229 influencers have promoted vapes or nicotine sachets since 2019, an illegal practice
03/12/25 | FRANCE INFO
The title of this report is unfortunately insidious for the public. According to researchers at the Ecole des Mines de St-Etienne, who have been working on the subject for over 10 years, e-cigs are far less toxic than conventional cigarettes.
09/03/25 | BFM TV
Dr. Marion Adler explains how she helps patients quit vaping. Above all, she reminds us that vape contains neither tobacco nor combustion, so don't misunderstand the dangers. Cigarettes kill; vape helps with nicotine and gesture.
Cigarette/vaping: from one addiction to another
07/03/25 | VAPING POST
With the rise of vaping, smoking is plummeting in the USA, particularly among young people. But health services continue to confuse the product that kills and the one that helps, at the risk of discouraging smokers from trying it.
For the CDC, vaping or smoking is the same thing
07/03/25 | VAPING POST
European regulations on vaping are the subject of debate between countries.
The Netherlands unhappy with the postponement of the TPD
04/03/25 | VAPING POST
In Canada, the tobacco industry will pay for its crimes.
Canada: Big Tobacco to compensate smokers for their cancer
04/03/25 | VAPING POST
New study. Smoking without having smoked before does not have any significant effect on respiratory health.
Reassuring new data on the effects of vaping among never smokers
04/03/25 | SANTÉ PUBLIQUE FRANCE
Santé publique France. Cardiovascular diseases, 1M hospitalizations, 140,000 deaths per year. Smoking is one of the main factors. Vape professionals, the N°1 players in smoking cessation, are fully mobilized to help smokers.
Article - Weekly epidemiological bulletin
03/03/25 | BFM TV
Vapostore intends to meet the growing demand from the French by actively pursuing its development.
Vapostore: a rapidly expanding network of electronic cigarette stores
03/03/25 | THE COUNTERFACTUAL
From the UK, fake news is circulating on the web these days, making people believe that vape is worse than cigarettes. Read this very clear explanation from Clive Bates. FIVAPE has warned the mainstream media to be discerning.
Irresponsible publicity related to an unpublished vaping study
03/03/25 | VAPING POST
If these products weren't promoted and misused by the tobacco industry, which is a veritable scarecrow, perhaps their benefits would be better understood by public authorities in the fight against smoking.