The Consumers' Association of Penang (CAP) has urged the Health Ministry to keep to its word on vape sale regulations, especially with more teenagers using the product.

CAP senior education officer and anti-smoking activist N.V. Subbarow, in welcoming the ministry's promise on vape sale regulations, said it should be introduced soon.

He said that they want the Health Ministry to keep to its promise as the situation of vape and e-cigarettes among teens and school children is at a critical stage.

He added that while vending machines is a new tactic introduced by the industry, there are thousands of shops, street stalls, restaurants, mini markets and five-foot way stalls still selling these items, some legally while most without a licence.

Subbarow said that the ministry should implement the new rules soon and issue a total ban on vape and e-cigarettes to save thousands of young people.

The Health Ministry recently said that the sale and display of tobacco products, including vapes, through vending machines were prohibited under the law.
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