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Will the Netherlands become the next casually negligent ally of the cigarette trade? Twenty-four experts advise @PaulBlokhuis to rethink the proposed e-cigarette flavour ban.
Submission in 12 parts:
Blog: https://www.clivebates.com/will-the-netherlands-become-the-next-casually-negligent-ally-of-the-cigarette-trade-twenty-four-experts-advise-a-total-rethink/
PDF: https://www.clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavoursResponseJan2021.pdf
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Submission in 12 parts:
Blog: https://www.clivebates.com/will-the-netherlands-become-the-next-casually-negligent-ally-of-the-cigarette-trade-twenty-four-experts-advise-a-total-rethink/
PDF: https://www.clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavoursResponseJan2021.pdf
Thread: 1/13
Sets conflicting objectives and takes a “war on drugs” approach to nicotine.
Detail > https://clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavours/Part1.pdf
Summary
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Detail > https://clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavours/Part1.pdf
Summary
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Adopts false and misleading claims about the risks of e-cigarettes
https://clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavours/Part2.pdf
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https://clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavours/Part2.pdf
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Draws on irrelevant information about an outbreak of lung injuries in North America
https://clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavours/Part3.pdf
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https://clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavours/Part3.pdf
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Asserts a “gateway effect” but there is more likely to be a diversion away from smoking
https://clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavours/Part5.pdf
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https://clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavours/Part5.pdf
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Takes a simplistic approach to youth risk behaviours and fails to demonstrate benefits to adolescent public health
https://clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavours/Part6.pdf
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https://clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavours/Part6.pdf
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Ignores perverse consequences of prohibition, even though these are foreseeable
https://clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavours/Part7.pdf
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https://clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavours/Part7.pdf
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Fails to show benefits for adolescents or address concerns it may cause harm to young people
https://clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavours/Part8.pdf
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https://clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavours/Part8.pdf
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Ignores the harmful effects of a vaping flavour ban on adults
https://clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavours/Part9.pdf
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https://clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavours/Part9.pdf
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Creates regulatory protection for the cigarette trade
https://clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavours/Part10.pdf
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https://clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavours/Part10.pdf
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Violates important regulatory principles, including those underpinning the European Union internal market
https://clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavours/Part11.pdf
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https://clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavours/Part11.pdf
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Proposes an illiberal policy and fails to recognise a major global public health opportunity
https://clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavours/Part12.pdf
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https://clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavours/Part12.pdf
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Signed by twenty-four academics and experts.
https://www.clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavours/NLFlavoursSignatures.pdf
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https://www.clivebates.com/documents/NLFlavours/NLFlavoursSignatures.pdf
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