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Alternative tobacco and nicotine products in Venezuela

News analysis

Global business and regulatory news covering the alternative tobacco industry

11th August 2023

Daily regulatory updates of the tobacco alternative sector. It includes weekly podcasts and monthly compilations

8th August 2023: Americas: The Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), which serves as regional office for the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Americas, has praised Venezuela for its recently announced ban on heated tobacco. The PAHO says the ban is “one of the most important achievements of the Venezuelan public health in recent years and places the country at the forefront in the fight against tobacco and related products in the region”. The ban was foreseen by TobaccoIntelligence last month.
4th August 2023: Venezuela: Through Official Gazette 42,682, the government has banned the manufacture, storage, distribution, sale, import, export and consumption of both heated tobacco and heated herbal products. The authorities say that they contain glycerin, propilenglicol and other toxic substances that are not present in the smoke of combustible cigarettes.