Re-list nicotine under Poisons Act immediately, says public health specialists group

PETALING JAYA: The government should immediately re-list nicotine under the Poisons Act 1952 to protect children and teenagers, says the Malaysian Public Health Specialists Association (PPPKAM).

It said it fully supports the motion by the Malaysian Medical Association and Malaysian Pharmacists Association, urging the government to re-list nicotine as a controlled substance following the delay in tabling the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 in Parliament.