Izehlakalo ezimbili zezindaba zakamuva zithumela uphawu olucacile: i-nicotine yomhlaba wonke kanye nemboni entsha yomkhiqizo kagwayi ingena ngokushesha enkathini yemithetho eqinile.

I-Philippines: Izithiyo Zokungenisa Zinyuswe Ngokuphawulekayo

Ngomhla ka-7 Agasti, uMnyango Wezohwebo Nezimboni wase-Philippine (DTI) ukhiphe i-Department Administrative Order No. 25-10 (2025), edinga ukuthi yonke imikhiqizo ye-nicotine nemisha kagwayi engeniswe e-Philippines ukuze ithole isitifiketi se-Philippine Standard (Non-PS).

● I-E-commerce, izikhumulo zamahhala, umoya, nokuthunyelwa kolwandle konke kungaphansi kokugadwa okuqinile

● Imikhiqizo engenaso isitifiketi izovinjelwa ukungena

● Isisekelo esingokomthetho sihlanganisa imithetho ye-nicotine ne-vaping, umthetho wamazinga, umthetho wokuvikela umthengi, nemithetho yokuhweba ewela imingcele

● Umgomo uhlose ukuqinisekisa ukuthi imikhiqizo ihlangabezana kokubili namazinga ekhwalithi kazwelonke nawamazwe ngamazwe

 

I-United States: Iziteshi Ezimpunga Zemakethe Zivaliwe

Ngo-Agasti 11, i-United States Postal Service (USPS) yavala i-Demand Vapes ekusebenziseni iziteshi zokuthumela ezisheshayo, icaphuna ukusatshalaliswa kwemikhiqizo ye-e-cigarette engagunyaziwe yi-FDA.

● Lokhu kunyakaza kuqondise ngokuqondile “imikhiqizo yokukhipha umphunga engalawulwa”

● Kuzuzisa izikhondlakhondla zamazwe ngamazwe njenge-BAT ne-Altria ezinemvume yokulawula

● “Indawo empunga elawulayo” yase-US ivalwa ngokushesha

● I-BAT ilinganisela ukuthi imakethe ye-vaping engagunyaziwe yase-US ibiza cishe u-£6 bhiliyoni (cishe amabhiliyoni angu-8.05), manje ebhekene nokwenyuka kokucutshungulwa kanye nengcindezi yokuhlanza.

 

Umlayezo Womhlaba Wonke owabiwe

Ukubekezelela okuphansi kwe-nicotine engalawulwa kanye nemikhiqizo emisha kagwayi

Isikhala esincishisiwe sokusinda semikhiqizo engaqinisekisiwe, engagunyaziwe

Ukugxiliswa kwemakethe okukhulu kwemikhiqizo ethobelayo, esemthethweni

 

Imithelela Embonini Yezikhwama Ze-Nicotine

1. Izindleko zokuthobelana zizoba "Ithikithi Lokungena"

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ungena ezimakethe ezisafufusa njenge-Philippines noma ezimakethe ezivuthiwe e-US naseYurophu, izikhwama ze-nicotine zizodinga ukuhlolwa okufanele, ukunikezwa isitifiketi, nokubhaliswa.

 

2.Igumbi Elincishisiwe Lemikhiqizo Engathobeli

Iziteshi zemakethe ezimpunga kanye nemikhiqizo yekhwalithi ephansi kuyayekwa njengoba imboni ingena esikhathini "sokushintsha kabusha".

 

3.Izinkampani Ezihamba phambili Ziyohlomula Kuqala

Iziqhwaga zamazwe ngamazwe njenge-BAT ne-Altria, ezinezinsiza zokulawula nolwazi, zingakwazi ukuvikela isabelo semakethe kusenesikhathi, kuyilapho abakhiqizi abancane abangenazo izinhlelo zokuthobela umthetho bazophoqeleka ukuba baphume.

 

4.Ukukhula Kwesikhathi Eside Ngokulawulwa Okuqinile

Imithetho eqinile izothuthukisa ukuzethemba kwabathengi ekuphepheni komkhiqizo, isize izikhwama ze-nicotine zishintshe ukusuka engxenyeni ye-niche ziye emakethe evamile.

 

Ngomusho owodwa

Imboni yezikhwama ze-nicotine iyashintsha isuka ekukhuleni okungalawuleki iye ekuthuthukisweni okulawulwayo - noma ngubani othobela kuqala uzowina ikusasa.