Anti-smoking groups demand stricter vape enforcement


PETALING JAYA: With vape products still being marketed and sold online despite the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 (Act 852) being enforced, anti-smoking groups want the authorities and platform operators to take a more aggressive policing approach.

Malaysia Council for Tobacco Control president Dr M. Murallitharan said Act 852 was very clear in banning the sale of such products online, and asked how these products’ online presence was being monitored.

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