Australia to ban non-prescription vapes in biggest smoking reforms in a decade

Quality standards to be introduced to tackle youth vaping, including restricting flavours, colours and other ingredients

The Australian government will ban the importation of nonprescription vaping products – including those that do not contain nicotine – in the most significant tobacco and vaping control measures in the country in a decade.
To tackle youth vaping, minimum quality standards for vapes will be introduced including restricting flavours, colours and other ingredients. Vape products will require pharmaceutical-like packaging, and the allowed nicotine concentrations and volumes will be reduced. All single-use, disposable vapes will be banned.

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