The health minister, Mark Butler, wrote to Blyth on Friday last week, reminding the committee of Australias obligations under a World Health Organization agreement on tobacco control, which requires public officials to protect health policy from interference from the tobacco industry and associated interests
The heat extracts the desired chemical into a vapor, which is then inhaled by the vape pen user
Vapes are banned in 34 countries, the WHO said in a report last year, including Brazil, India, Iran and Thailand
Hence, voluntarily adopting a smoke-free home rule may not only minimize the household SHS exposure and reduce the odds of developing asthma, but also discourage the initiation of smoking among adolescents in this and other similar settings