In Historic Lawsuit, Health Minister Sued For Delisting Liquid Nicotine
Health and child rights NGOs mount a court challenge against the delisting of liquid nicotine. Their suit, unprecedented in Malaysian anti-tobacco litigation, accuses Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa of harming public health and acting illegally and irrationally. KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 – Anti-tobacco and child rights advocates have taken legal action against Health Minister Dr […]
‘M’sia at risk of creating generation of nicotine addicts’
KUALA LUMPUR: The exclusion of nicotine from the Poisons Act 1952, which allows it to be used in vapes and e-cigarettes, will create a generation of youngsters addicted to the stimulant. Malaysian Council of Tobacco Control (MCTC) deputy president Roslizawati Md Ali said nicotine is highly addictive, and studies have shown that some children can get […]
Do not contest the judicial review, MCTC tells govt
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control (MCTC) today has appealed to the Health Ministry and the Attorney’s General Chambers (AGC) not to contest the judicial review it filed recently, to challenge the government’s directive to remove nicotine from the Poisons Act (PA) 1952. MCTC president Dr M. Murallitharan said by doing so, it would show […]
Segerakan undang-undang selamatkan generasi penagih nikotin
KUALA LUMPUR: MELEPAK dengan kawan-kawan di sebuah taman permainan kira-kira tiga tahun lalu mendorong Ridzuan Ahmad, 18, (bukan nama sebenar) mencuba vap (vape), lebih kepada teruja dengan trend anak muda menghisap rokok elektronik itu. Bermula dengan hanya satu sedutan untuk mengetahui bagaimana rasa cecair nikotin, dia tidak menyangka tindakan bersama sahabat karibnya itu kini membawa padah […]
Tanpa perundangan kerajaan tak boleh kawal nikotin dalam vape – KJ
KUALA LUMPUR – Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM) tidak boleh mengawal penggunaan gel nikotin dalam vape sekiranya tiada undang-undang gantian diwujudkan selepas ia dikeluarkan daripada Akta Racun 1952. Bekas Menteri Kesihatan, Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar berkata, Dasar Generasi Penamat (GEG) salah satu perundangan yang perlu diluluskan segera bagi melindungi kesihatan awam. “Saya berharap begitu (GEG diluluskan) kerana […]
Set up new syllabus on dangers of vape, nicotine to save children’s lives, says CAP
PETALING JAYA: The Education Ministry should introduce a new syllabus to educate students at primary and secondary schools on the dangers of vapes and nicotine, says the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP). In a statement Sunday (July 2), CAP said it was an urgent issue to educate the students as the number of smokers and […]
Govt urged to set up school syllabus on dangers of vape, nicotine
KUALA LUMPUR: The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) today called on the Education Ministry to introduce a new syllabus on the dangers of vapes and nicotine in schools. Its education officer N. V. Subbarow said it was an urgent issue, hence the students must be educated on the dangers of tobacco, vapes, e-cigarette and nicotine. […]
Tobacco companies’ creation of additional communication space: a content analysis of cigarette pack inserts and onserts
Correspondence to Torra E Spillane, HBS, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, 21205, MD, USA; [email protected] Abstract Objectives Pack inserts and onserts—removable items placed inside or on the outside of packs—are a communicative strategy used by tobacco companies that provide them with additional marketing space. A content analysis of these items was conducted across several […]
Tobacco companies, corporate social responsibility and the use of third-party awards: a framing analysis
Correspondence to Professor Jonine Jancey, Collaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health, School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia; [email protected] Abstract Objective Corporate social responsibility activities, such as third-party awards, provide an opportunity for tobacco companies (TCs) to promote themselves as socially, economically and environmentally responsible organisations. This study aimed to determine how […]
