‘It will send ex-smokers back to cigarettes’ - Louth vape shop owner criticises flavour ban
A Louth vape shop owner warns that the Seanad's flavour ban will close his shop and push ex-smokers back to cigarettes.Summary
Eoin O'Boyle, owner of OB Vape, an independent family-run vape shop in Drogheda, County Louth, has criticised the vape flavour ban passed by the Seanad on Wednesday. He says the ban will force his business to close, push ex-smokers back to cigarettes, create a black market, and hand the market to big tobacco. Under the ban, only "Tobacco" and "Unflavoured" flavours will be allowed, with fruit, dessert, drink, sweet, menthol, and mint flavours banned, along with words like Ice, Cool, and Fresh. O'Boyle argues that a Minister for Health who pushes people back to cigarettes cannot call this a health measure. He supports tough rules like plain packaging and enforcement against underage sales, but not a flavour ban. He is urging the Minister to add menthol and other adult flavours by regulation before the ban commences.
(Source：Ireland Live News)
