The world's first?New Zealand plans to control the new regulations for tobacco: significant nicotine content and ban the tobacco counter of small shops

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] New Zealand is brewing a rigorous new method of smoking control. According to the British "Guardian" reported on the 27th, the draft tobacco control bill released by the New Zealand government on the 26th proposed some new measures to be regarded as "the world's first" tobacco control measures, including continuously improving consumers' legal purchase age requirements, greatly reducing tobacco products The nicotine content, and limited tobacco products can only be sold in specialized tobacco shops, and banned tobacco counters in street shops or supermarkets. The tobacco control bill has been read in the parliament to receive the support of most parties. The next step will be entered into the council special committee's review stage, and experts and public opinions will be listened to. If everything goes well, this smoke control legislation is expected to be implemented next year.

Senior officials of the New Zealand Ministry of Health said that New Zealand's supervision of tobacco is more loose than the supervision of sandwiches for sandwiches. It is worth noting that the above legislation is only for traditional tobacco products, not electronic cigarettes. Although most members of the party support the new law of tobacco control, some members also said that several measures proposed by the New Law of Tobacco Control are the first in New Zealand and have not been implemented in other countries. It is not known how the specific effects are. In particular, banning the existing tobacco sales points, or the problem of the tobacco industry transfer to the underground black market. (Zhen Xiang)

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