KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — Local vape industry players today pushed back against the Health Ministry’s proposal for a Generation End Game for vape usage.
“Recently, the industry was told by the authorities from the Royal Malaysian Customs Department that the import of nicotine-containing vape products was still banned and disallowed by MoH and despite the issue being brought up to the authorities at MoH, the matter was still unresolved. The statement referred to a meeting held with Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni and other MoF officials to discuss the direction of regulations after nicotine-laced vape liquids have been exempted from the Poisons Act 1952 to begin being regulated and taxed.
“The industry also recommends that the MoH views vapes as a less harmful product than cigarettes to reduce the number of smokers in the country,” it said.