I-World Federation of e-Cigarette Users ithe ukunyuka kwe-EU kwenani likagwayi kuzolimaza abathengi nempilo yomphakathi.

I-UKi-e-cigaretteI-Industrial Association (UKVIA) izwakalise ukukhathazeka ngezinhlelo eziputshuziwe yiKhomishana yaseYurophu mayelana nemikhiqizo ekhipha intela kanye nomthelela omubi okungenzeka ibe nawo empilweni yomphakathi.Isihloko sangaphambili esivela ku-Financial Times saphawula ukuthi i-European Commission ihlele "ukuletha imikhiqizo emisha kagwayi, efana ne-e-cigarettes nogwayi oshisayo, ukuze ihambisane nezintela zikagwayi".

Ngaphansi kwesiphakamiso esisalungiswa esibekwe yi-European Commission, imikhiqizo enokuqukethwe okuphezulu kwe-nicotine izoba ngaphansi kwentela yentela okungenani yamaphesenti angu-40, kuyilapho ama-e-cigarette anamazinga aphansi azobhekana nentela ye-20%.Imikhiqizo kagwayi oshisayo nayo izokhokhiswa intela engamaphesenti angama-55.I-European Commission kule nyanga iphinde yabeka ukuvalwa kokuthengiswa kwemikhiqizo kagwayi enambitheka, eshisayo emzamweni wokunqanda ukwanda kwesidingo somkhiqizo phakathi kwabathengi abasha.
UMichael Randall, umongameli weWorld Vape Users' Federation (WVA), uthe intela ephakeme emikhiqizweni ye-vape izoba nomthelela omubi kulabo abafisa ukuyeka ukubhema futhi izodala imakethe entsha enkulu emnyama yemikhiqizo ye-vape.
“I-European Commission ithi izintela eziphakeme zizothuthukisa impilo yomphakathi, kodwa okuphambene nalokho kuyiqiniso.Ezinye izindlela ezingabizi kakhulu ezifana nogwayi we-elekthronikhi kufanele zithengeke kumuntu obhemayo ojwayelekile ozama ukuwuyeka.Uma umkhandlu ufuna ukwehlisa umthwalo wezempilo womphakathi wokubhema, okumele bakwenze wukwenza ugwayi we-e-cigarette ushibhe futhi utholakale kalula.”
Izintela ezihlukene zikagwayi kanye nemikhiqizo yomusi zibalulekile kubantu abaningi, nezintela eziphakeme emikhiqizweni yokuphefumula zilimaza labo abampofu ngokwezimali kakhulu ngoba kuba nzima kakhulu ukuthi bashintshe ugwayi baye ku-e-cigarette, iqembu elenza ingxenye enkulu kunazo zonke ababhemayo bamanje.
“Intela ephezulu ishaya abasengozini kakhulu.Ngesikhathi sezinkinga eziningi kanye nabantu abazabalaza ukuze baziphilise, ukwenza ugwayi we-elekthronikhi ubize kakhulu kuphambene nalokho esikudingayo.IKhomishana kufanele iqonde ukuthi intela kugwayi we-elekthronikhi ingaphoqa abantu ukuthi babuyele ekubhemeni noma ezimakethe ezimnyama, okungekho muntu ozifunayo.Ngesikhathi sobunzima, abantu akufanele baphinde bajeziswe ngempi engahambisani nesayensi nemibono ephikisana ne-vaping, okufanele iphele. ”“Kusho uRandall.
Uma sifuna ukwehlisa umthwalo wokubhema empilweni yomphakathi, i-World Federation of Vaping Users ikhuthaza Ikhomishana YaseYurophu kanye Namazwe Angamalungu ukuthi alandele ubufakazi besayensi futhi agweme izintela eziphakeme emikhiqizweni yokuphefumula.Ukufinyeleleka kanye nokufinyeleleka kwemikhiqizo ye-e-cigarette kufanele kuqinisekiswe.
URandall wengeze wathi: “Esikhundleni sokugxekai-e-cigarettes, i-EU ekugcineni kufanele yamukele ukuncishiswa kokulimala kukagwayi.Esikudingayo ukulawula okusekelwe engozini.“I-E-cigarettes iyingozi ngo-95% uma iqhathaniswa nogwayi, ngakho akufanele uphathwe ngendlela efanayo nogwayi wendabuko.”