Health experts have found e-cigarettes as dangerous to health as smoking is. Given its risks, its sales are banned in India, although it continues to be sold on many websites. The Union Health Ministry has taken strict steps in this direction. According to official sources, the Health Ministry has sent notices to 15 websites selling banned e-cigarettes in India, directing them to stop advertising and selling the products. Six more websites are on the radar.

The government gives notice to 15 websites selling e-cigarettes, to know what is an e-cigarette and what kind of danger it poses.

According to sources, the ministry is also looking closely and monitoring the advertisement and sale of e-cigarettes on social media. According to the report of the news agency PTI (press trust of India), out of 15 websites to which the notice has been issued, four have also stopped their operations. Legal action can also be taken against the websites which did not implement the notice. Significantly, since the year 2019, there is a ban on e-cigarettes sale in India.

The sale of e-cigarettes is banned in India

“We have come across the online advertisement and sale of illegal e-cigarettes, which is illegal under section 4 of the Electronic Cigarettes Prohibition Act,” said the notice issued by the health ministry to the websites.

Even before this, in February, the ministry had recommended all states and union territories to ensure effective compliance with the ban on e-cigarettes. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that there have been cases of devices like e-cigarettes being sold in convenience or stationery stores, resulting in these products becoming easily available to children. This needs serious attention.

Lets Know about electronic cigarette

An electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) is an electronic device that looks similar to a cigarette. Its reach among children and youth is increasing rapidly. According to studies, it can be very harmful to health. To keep the youth safe from its risks, the government had decided to ban e-cigarettes.

Not only in India, its sale and use is banned in about 47 countries including Thailand, Singapore, Argentina, Cambodia etc.

E-cigarettes can cause many disadvantages

E-cigarettes are still fairly new, and scientists are still studying their long-term health effects. Research so far has found that e-cigarettes contain nicotine, which is a risk factor for several health problems such as nicotine addiction, and damage to brain development in adolescents and adults, pregnant women, and infants.

Burning of e-cigarettes produces aerosol, which can lead to more serious health side effects.

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