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Malaysia's Ministry of Health to ban all smoking products in vending machines
July 12, 2024
Malaysia's Ministry of Health is finalizing regulations to enforce a ban on selling all smoking products, including electronic cigarettes (vapes), through vending machines, according to a report by The Edge Malaysia. The move comes after a complaint regarding vape vending machines went viral on social media.
The ban will be part of the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 (Act 852) and will be implemented alongside existing regulations that already prohibit vending machine sales of traditional tobacco products like cigarettes and cigars.
The MOH met with the management of a shopping mall that had a vape vending machine and explained the existing vending machine sales ban. The mall agreed to shut down the machine immediately.
Since June, the MOH has been briefing enforcement officers and local authorities nationwide on Act 852, including the vending machine sales ban.
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