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Vapes have surged in popularity among smokers looking to quit and younger adults.
Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg
By Sabah Meddings
September 18, 2024 at 12:00 PM GMT+8
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The UK government should be cracking down on illegal vapes rather than introducing redundant policies on cigarettes, according to a senior executive at British American Tobacco Plc
Kingsley Wheaton, chief corporate officer of Britain’s biggest tobacco company, said its analysis shows by the time a UK plan to stop young British adults buying cigarettes comes into force, smoking rates will have already fallen below 5% in that age category.
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UK Must Crack Down on Illegal Vapes, Says Tobacco Boss
- BAT exec says UK needs sensible regulation of vapes, tobacco
- Britain is trying to create a generation of non-smokers
Vapes have surged in popularity among smokers looking to quit and younger adults.
Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg
By Sabah Meddings
September 18, 2024 at 12:00 PM GMT+8
Save
Translate
The UK government should be cracking down on illegal vapes rather than introducing redundant policies on cigarettes, according to a senior executive at British American Tobacco Plc
Kingsley Wheaton, chief corporate officer of Britain’s biggest tobacco company, said its analysis shows by the time a UK plan to stop young British adults buying cigarettes comes into force, smoking rates will have already fallen below 5% in that age category.
