MMA dissatisfied with Health Ministry's explanation on nicotine exemption from Poisons Act


  • Letters
  • Friday, 07 Apr 2023

HEALTH MINISTER Dr Zaliha Mustafa in a meeting held with MMA yesterday explained that the government's recent move to exempt nicotine from the Poisons Act was for the purpose of the government going ahead with its plans to tax vape liquids from April 1, 2023.

The meeting was attended by MMA exco members, heads of the Malaysian Pharmacists Society (MPS), National Cancer Society of Malaysia (NCSM) Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control (MCTC) as well as officials from the Health Ministry.

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