Europe intends to ban the use of spices in tobacco production

Strasbourg
22
: The European Parliament Committee on Environment, Public Health and
Food Safety
, headquartered in
Trasbourg, france

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, a draft legislation was passed recommending that
E.EU
further strengthen smoking cessation measures, ban
Spices
in tobacco production, and protect young people from poisoning by weakening the temptation of tobacco.draft legislation explicitly states that the use of spices should be phased out in the production of tobacco for cigarettes and cigarettes, such as mint brains, which should be banned from
2020
. In response, the European Commission will propose specific lists and timetables for the ban., who is in charge of smoking bans in the European Parliament, said smoking habits often begin in advents and that protecting young people from tobacco poisoning was key to the success or failure of action to stop smoking. Banning spices is an important step, as teenagers are easily attracted to or even fascinated by special scents.draft legislation also proposes that the proportion of health hazards from smoking on the box will be increased to
65 per cent of the total size of the cigarette box,
and on the front and back. According to the relevant laws currently in force in the European Union, this tip shall account for no less than
30% of the cigarette box area and
no less than
40% on the back.With regard to e-cigarettes, which are currently prevalent, the draft legislation proposes to clearly define them and to classify drug and tobacco products that have a smoking cessation effect, which require strict limits, such as nicotine levels not exceeding
20
mg per milliliter, prohibition of use by minors, and compliance with restrictions on other tobacco products.statistics show that the proportion of smokers in the EU has fallen from
40% in


in 2002 to
28%
in
2012.
After more than
than
years of efforts to quit smoking, the number of adults smoking in most EU member states has decreased significantly, but the number of young people smoking in some member states is on the rise, and the number of deaths caused by smoking in the EU is still as high as
.
million per year.it is understood that the draft legislation will be further discussed in the European Parliament on a larger scale, is expected to be submitted to the plenary of the European Parliament for a vote in
2
or

March this year.