E-cigarettes to be regulated as tobacco product in Vietnam


HANOI: Many ministries and sectors affirmed that heated cigarettes are a tobacco product and therefore fall under the Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Tobacco based on legal documents applied since 2012.

In fact, issues about electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco have been receiving attention from ministries, the Government and National Assembly for years.

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