HC asks govt to urgently look into ‘e-burning issue’

Delhi | Friday | 12th July, 2019

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New Delhi, July 11The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the AAP government to urgently look into the matter of regulating the sale and consumption of e-cigarettes and termed it an “e-burning issue” as damage was being caused to children who have started consuming these products. Though there were no specific guidelines to deal with new emerging threats such as e-cigarettes , several states and UTs had taken steps to prohibit them, it said. The gvernment had last year informed the court that it had initiated steps to completely ban the product..