E-cigarettes: no indoor smoking ban planned in England despite WHO call

[dipsydoodle]

Ministers will not ban e-cigarettes indoors in England, despite the World Health Organisation urging governments to do so to combat the threat posed by the growing popularity of vaping.

The Department of Health (DH) made clear that it does not plan to outlaw the use of the increasingly popular gadgets in enclosed public spaces in England, although Wales's Labour government is considering doing so.

The DH ruled out making e-cigarettes subject to the same "smoke-free" controls that have applied to normal cigarettes since 2007. Smoking is currently banned in pubs, restaurants and workplaces across the UK.

The department did so despite the United Nations' health agency recommending such prohibition as part of tougher regulation of products it said were dangerous to children.

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/aug/26/e-cigarettes-no-indoor-smoking-ban-england

[Kalidurga]

1. Good call.

I still haven't seen a single vaper. So, I fail to see how this could be a significant factor in a person's health if they run into a vaper only once in a blue moon.