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The Importation of nicotine e-cigarette products will be outlawed as of October 1st and will only be made available through a doctor’s prescription. After over a year of planning and talks the TGA has finally cracked down on the ban due to the major influx of unregulated vapes invading Australian shores.
Health charity, The Lung Foundation, funded studies that provide evidence these vapes are not what they seem. But will these nicotine products be properly regulated if they manage to sneak in undetected?
Produced By: Jack Kelly
Featured In Story: Mark Brooke – CEO The Lung Foundation
First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 28 September 2021