Australia to consider tougher nicotine e-cigarette import and labelling laws to tackle teen vaping
Therapeutic Goods Administration to investigate border control laws, as well as tougher regulation of nicotine products and advertising
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The federal government will crackdown on children accessing e-cigarettes, with the regulator to consider key changes including tightening importation rules and tougher labelling laws.
As rates of teenage vaping soar, Australia's drugs regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) will begin public consultation in four areas: changes to importation and border control laws required to stop illegal products entering Australia; pre-market assessments of vapes to create a regulated source of products for pharmacists and doctors to prescribe; labelling, advertising and flavouring of vapes that make them attractive to children; and stronger identification and regulation of nicotine-containing products.
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