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Tag: Youth Smoking Prevention

Doctors issue enforcement request against Snapchat for vape dealers

woensdag 27 augustus 2025

artsen vragen optreden acm tegen snapchat om vape-dealers

UPDATE 27-08-2025
After doctors in the Netherlands asked Snapchat in June for measures against vape and tobacco dealers, little has changed, according to research by a youth panel. Teenagers still know how to easily find dealers. That is why an enforcement request has been submitted to the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets.

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Dutch cabinet now sees no possibilities for generational ban

dinsdag 15 juli 2025

kabinet ziet nu geen mogelijkheden voor nicotinee-2

A generational ban on the sale of nicotine products is not possible now for legal and practical reasons, writes outgoing State Secretary Tielen to parliament. However, the legal argument does not hold up, says lawyer Steven Baylis, and 60,000 doctors argue for the introduction of a generational ban. 

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Tobacco-free sticks release toxic amounts of nicotine

donderdag 12 juni 2025

tobacco-free sticks release toxic amounts of nicotine

The Dutch health institute RIVM investigated the concentrations of nicotine that smokers of tobacco-free nicotine sticks ingest, and concluded that these are up to 25 times higher than previously calculated advisory values.

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Doctors demand action from Snapchat against vape dealers

dinsdag 10 juni 2025

artsen eisen actie van snapchat tegen vape-dealers-2

In an urgent letter, medical doctors in the Netherlands call on Snapchat to protect children from the distribution of vape-related content on the platform. Youth Smoking Prevention threatens legal action if Snapchat does not meet the requirements within two weeks.

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