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The National Medical Commission (NMC) has instructed doctors affiliated with it to avoid initiating or participating in research activities related to e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs) without obtaining necessary approvals from the Union Health Ministry. The directive follows a letter from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to the NMC, highlighting the ban on e-cigarettes and HTPs in India under the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act, 2019.

The move follows a letter written by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr Atul Goel to the NMC flagging the issue

E-cigarettes, which pose serious health risks, are being “aggressively marketed” to young people and in large parts of the world there are no rules in place to protect children from their harmful effects, UN health agency WHO warned on Thursday (December 14, 2023).

Federal agents have seized more than 1.4 million illegal vaping products being smuggled into the United States from China.

The World Health Organization has warned against the high usage of e-cigarettes among children.