The government stopping new vape shops from being allowed to open within 300 metres of schools or marae, cutting down on disposable vapes and restricting the descriptions on product flavours.<\/p>\n
From August, vapes will need child safety mechanisms.<\/p>\n
Potentially enticing names like “cotton candy” and “strawberry jelly donut” which accompany products will be prohibited, and only generic names describing the flavour such as “berry” allowed.<\/p>\n
All vaping devices sold will soon need to have removable or replaceable batteries.<\/p>\n
From August, there will be a lead in time of three months for disposable and six months for reusable vapes for the industry to make sure products are compliant with the law.<\/p>\n
Verrall said this limited the sale of cheap disposable vapes popular among young people.<\/p>\n
“We recognise we need to strike a balance between preventing young people from starting to vape, at the same time as having vapes available as a cessation tool for those who genuinely want to give up smoking.<\/p>\n
“These new regulations build on protections the Labour Government introduced in 2020, including banning sales to under-18s and prohibiting vape advertising and sponsorship.<\/p>\n
Vaping had played an important role in the reduction of New Zealanders smoking over the last few years, Verrall said.<\/p>\n
Asked why the restriction of vaping shops on proximity to schools only included new shops, not existing ones, Verrall said the existing shops had set up under the law as it was at the time.<\/p>\n
Vape flavours like ‘Strawberry donut’ may be replaced with ‘berry’, Verrall said. “More generic names like that that restrict the ability to develop a brand that is particularly appealing to young people.”<\/p>\n
Plain packaging was explored at an early stage, Verrall said, but that was not part of this proposal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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