<p class="title">With e-cigarette gaining popularity among youth, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday asked states to ensure that such electronic cigarettes are not manufactured and sold under their jurisdiction.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In an advisory, state governments have been told to ensure that any electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) including e-cigarettes, Heat-Not-Burn devices, Vape, e-Sheesha, e-nicotine flavoured hookah and similar devices that enable nicotine delivery are not sold (including online sale), manufactured, distributed, traded, imported and advertised in their territory.</p>.<p class="bodytext">ENDS are devices that heat a solution to create an aerosol, which frequently contains flavours.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Electronic cigarettes, the most common prototype, are devices that do not burn or use tobacco leaves but instead vaporise a solution, which the user inhales.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The solution contains several toxic chemicals that can lead to serious health complications.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They are also not approved as aid for nicotine replacement therapy under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nearly 30 countries have banned such electronic cigarettes because of their health consequences.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Seven Indian states including Karnataka have also banned manufacture, distribution, import and sale of these e-cigarettes in the last five years.</p>
<p class="title">With e-cigarette gaining popularity among youth, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday asked states to ensure that such electronic cigarettes are not manufactured and sold under their jurisdiction.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In an advisory, state governments have been told to ensure that any electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) including e-cigarettes, Heat-Not-Burn devices, Vape, e-Sheesha, e-nicotine flavoured hookah and similar devices that enable nicotine delivery are not sold (including online sale), manufactured, distributed, traded, imported and advertised in their territory.</p>.<p class="bodytext">ENDS are devices that heat a solution to create an aerosol, which frequently contains flavours.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Electronic cigarettes, the most common prototype, are devices that do not burn or use tobacco leaves but instead vaporise a solution, which the user inhales.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The solution contains several toxic chemicals that can lead to serious health complications.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They are also not approved as aid for nicotine replacement therapy under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nearly 30 countries have banned such electronic cigarettes because of their health consequences.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Seven Indian states including Karnataka have also banned manufacture, distribution, import and sale of these e-cigarettes in the last five years.</p>
