‘WHO treaty is against vaping’


PETALING JAYA: The vaping phenomenon, which has been around since 2003, is not in line with the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), of which Malaysia is a signatory.

Johor Health Department director Datuk Dr Mohd Khairi Yakub said the WHO FCTC, at its 6th conference in Moscow last year, suggested that member states ban e-cigarettes and vape products.

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