France May Ban Single-Use Electronic Cigarettes to Reduce Number of Smokers, French PM Says

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Recent chemical analysis of e-cigarettes, conducted by Australian researcher Alexander Larcombe, revealed that they are likely to contain numerous harmful substances, including cancer-causing carcinogens, that pose a health risk to smokers.
The French authorities are planning to ban single-use electronic cigarettes, informally known as puffs, as part of the 2023-2028 national plan to fight tobacco smoking and reduce the number of smokers in the country, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said on Sunday.
"Tobacco is [the cause of] 75,000 deaths annually, it is an enormous number. The government will soon present a new national plan to tackle tobacco smoking, which includes, among other things, a ban on single-use electronic cigarettes, known as 'puffs,' that are contributing to the development of harmful habits among young people," Borne told media.
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The minister said that the French government would not raise the prices on conventional cigarettes.
Tobacco consumption in France increased between 2019 and 2020, however, the overall trend was a decrease of the share of smokers in France over the past two decades. Statista polls have found that the share of French smokers dropped from 30% in 2000 to 25.3% in 2021.
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