Flavour bans archive

Moderates reject government's flavour ban

Arbitrary, harmful to public health and unjustified. The Moderates firmly reject the government's proposal for a flavour ban on e-cigarettes.

Vejpare gives up drugs - "Just started smoking again"

Vejpare shuns nicotine medicines. This is according to a survey of 3000 e-cigarette users in the Netherlands. A majority had tried several different medicines before successfully quitting smoking with the help of e-cigs.

Calls on snus users to speak out on flavour ban

The snus company is calling on its customers to join vejpare and protest against the government's planned flavour ban.

Flavour ban delayed - vejpare demonstrated outside Parliament.

The Government's proposal for a flavour ban on e-cigarettes is delayed. Meanwhile, activists, road users and entrepreneurs demonstrated outside the Parliament.

Manifestation for weaving in Stockholm

The government now submits a sharp proposal for a flavour ban on electronic cigarettes to the Parliament. On the same day, road users and activists gather in Stockholm to protest.

New flavour law requires: "A distinct smell and taste of TOBACCO"

E-cigarettes must taste like smoke and tobacco - otherwise they cannot be sold in Sweden. This is the content of a new law proposed by the Swedish government. "Will only increase cigarette sales" say critics.

Norway closer to regulating e-cigarettes - but flavour ban worries researchers

Norway is set to authorise the sale of e-liquids containing nicotine after a new law was put to a vote. Meanwhile, health researchers are concerned about a planned ban on flavours.

The battle of the flavours begins - proposals to be made this spring

Tougher measures against nicotine products or strategic harm minimisation and good alternatives to cigarettes. This spring, the proposal for an e-cig flavour ban in Sweden.

Young politicians: promoting less harmful use of nicotine

Restrict marketing - but not flavours and introduce harm minimisation in tobacco policy. Three political youth organisations give their opinion on new nicotine products.

The US denies authorisation for millions of flavoured e-juices.

Covert flavour ban wipes out vape shops in the US

In less than a month, the US FDA has banned the sale of almost all non-tobacco and menthol flavoured e-liquids in the country.

smokers find e-cigarettes very helpful in quitting smoking.

"Has ANYONE taken up smoking for the sake of flavour?"

Debate. If flavours were the problem, not many people would have started smoking in the first place "Because it honestly tastes like shit", says debater Mathias Norman.

Politicians give their opinion on e-cigarettes

Swedish politicians: "Good if e-cigarettes reduce smoking"

Are e-cigarettes a wise alternative to cigarettes? Vejpkollen asked this question to all parties in Parliament.