By drafting legislation that could compel vape product producers to reveal information to Health Canada regarding sales and ingredients, the federal government of Canada has proposed to continue its campaign against vaping.
In order to “inform the development of new proposed vaping product reporting regulations,” a 45-day public consultation session will begin on June 18, according to an announcement made on Friday by Carolyn Bennett, Canada’s Minister of Mental Health and Additions and Associate Minister of Health.
Manufacturers of vaping products would have to inform Health Canada on sales and ingredient usage under the proposed laws.
A press release on the disclosure plan stated on Friday that “a large number of vaping substances are available across the country and new formulations are frequently introduced with new flavours.”
Health Canada has limited access to data on the sales and makeup of vaping products, which limits its ability to accurately analyse market developments.
Health Canada is also taking into consideration further criteria, the government stated in the Friday statement, even though the plan is the first step towards reporting rules for vaping products.
This suggests that future rules may require the reporting of data pertaining to research, development, and marketing efforts for e-cigarettes.
In the press release, Minister Bennett stated, “As the vaping market continues to develop quickly and entice Canadians, including young people, to use vaping products, we are taking action to better protect everyone in Canada by better understanding the impact of these products on their health.”
The new restrictions will aid in spreading awareness of the health risks among Canadians and advancing studies targeted at lowering the number of persons suffering from tobacco and vaping-related problems nationwide.
Members of the Canadian Vaping Association in Belleville, Ontario, voted to write a letter to Canada’s Health Minister, Jean-Yves Duclos, requesting “several” changes to the nation’s vaping laws, according to a news release from earlier in June.
The Tobacco and Vaping Products Act, the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, the Food and Drug Act, the Nonsmokers’ Health Act, and the Cannabis Act, should the product contain marijuana, all apply to vaping products made, labelled, advertised, imported, or sold in Canada.
According to Darryl Tempest, government relations adviser to the Canadian Vaping Association board, “Federally, Canada has among the strictest regulations in the world, which have been reinforced by the provinces through a variety of provincial Acts designed to protect young people and non-smokers.”
The plan follows a federal government initiative to print cautionary messages on individual cigarettes, cigars with filters, and cigarette tubes.
Canada would be the first nation in the world to enact such a mandate, should it go into effect.
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