Senators hit vape marketing aimed at youth market, urge DTI to uphold law

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Senators condemned the sale of vaping products that are packaged to attract the youth and urged the Department of Trade and Industry to uphold the law. | DFernandezINQ

She then cited the sin tax law and stated: “The sale of vaporized nicotine and non-nicotine products and novel tobacco products that are packaged, labeled, presented, or marketed with flavor descriptors that are proven to unduly appeal particularly to minors shall be prohibited. A flavor descriptor is presumed to unduly appeal to minors if it includes a reference to a fruit, candy brand, dessert, or cartoon character.

“I move [to adopt an] unnumbered resolution expressing the sense of the Senate calling the concerned agencies, especially the Department of Trade and Industry, condemning the situation in the sale and marketing of vape flavors and design targeting the youth,” said Villanueva.

 

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