India has reaffirmed continuation of the nationwide ban on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products, rejecting proposals to allow devices such as IQOS into the market. The decision reinforces the government’s precautionary public health approach despite lobbying by global tobacco firms including Philip Morris International.
“Heated tobacco” or “heat-not-burn” products are electronic devices that contain processed tobacco, which is heated at high temperatures without combustion. Unlike conventional cigarettes, they produce an aerosol instead of smoke, but still deliver nicotine along with additives and flavouring agents, raising health concerns.
The policy aims to prevent nicotine addiction, especially among youth, and limit emergence of new tobacco consumption pathways.
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Relevant for Public Health policy, Tobacco regulation, and preventive healthcare governance.
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