Switzerland criticised for poor efforts to prevent young smokers - SWI swissinfo.ch

7/12/2020 4:37:19 AM

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Switzerland is at the bottom of the class in Europe when it comes to preventing young people from smoking. It is the only country, apart from Kosovo, that does not have a national minimum age for the purchase of these products.

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What's more, the tobacco and nicotine industry has updated its range of products and now offers new flavoured products that appeal to young people, particularly because of their colourful packaging, the Swiss Association for the Prevention of Tobacco Addiction said in a press release on Tuesday.

Not only does Switzerland set no age limit for their purchase at national level, it has also set no limits for flavours and practically none for advertising. Age restrictions are imposed at cantonal level with most cantons applying a minimum age of between 16 and 18 for buying tobacco products.

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