WHO is seeking to ban indoor use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes or “vapes”) based on rehashed flawed information. “Local anti-tobacco groups should realize that the WHO is not infallible and repeating wrong information on e-cigarettes will not make it correct,” said Tom Pinlac, president of The Vapers Philippines. There is strong evidence that e-cigarettes can serve as a safer alternative to tobacco. Let us provide smokers who are trying to quit with accurate information on e-cigarettes,” said Joey Dulay, president of the Philippine E-Cigarette Industry Association. The WHO’s recommendation to ban indoor use of e-cigarettes is based on its report on Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems that the agency released in August 2016.

Source: The Standard July 16, 2017 12:11 UTC