PUBLISHED: 11 Feb 2025 at 07: 28
A House commission has urged severe measures to stop using e-cigarettes because of concerns that students will continue to use them.
The screen is alarmed by media reports that e-cigarettes are being targeted at young people, according to Opas Almaseri, spokesman for the House standing council on the regulation of e-cigarettes.
E-cigarettes, which are banned in Thailand, are smuggled from elsewhere in presentation related to those used for candy to escape parents ‘ attention.
” It’s very concerning. They are being remarkably marketed as relevant things, and children might think they are unharmful”, he said.
The products are still widely available, despite Mr. Opas ‘ acknowledgment of the diligent work done by law enforcement to ban e-cigarettes.
” We needed more efficient control measures to close any legal spaces to protect consumers, particularly children and teenagers”, he said.
He claimed that the ad hoc committee had suggested its recommendations for control measures, including a stricter restrictions on e-cigarettes and stricter legitimate handles over e-cigarette export, to help stop the spread of the product among kids.
Children and young people deserve greater safety from e-cigarettes and their harmful effects, according to the representative of the House commission.
Mr. Opas also praised the Customs Department for taking a proactive strategy to stop the trafficking of e-cigarettes.
At least 28 million baht worth of illegal e-cigarettes and barakus were seized by traditions officers between October last year and next month.