Q4 Do you think it is important for legislation to control advertising of e-cigarettes in the same way as it controls advertising of smoked tobacco products? Y ☐ Yes No Reasons/additional comments: I have encouraged other smokers to switch to vaping and some smokers don’t even know about it. It would be good for them to be made aware of alternatives to smoking. Although I think that this could be done through word of mouth, government funded cessation programs, rather than through advertising of a product which is potentially harmful. Q5 Do you think it is important for the SFEA to prohibit vaping in designated smokefree areas in the same way as it prohibits smoking in such areas? ☐ ☐ Yes No Reasons/additional comments: More research needed. If no harmful effects to others are then you should be able to vape in smoke free areas. Conversely, The same rule should apply if found to be harmful. In the meantime should be the same as smoking, just to be on the safe side. Q6 Do you agree that other controls in the SFEA for smoked tobacco products should apply to e-cigarettes? For example: Control Yes No Reasons/ additional comments N Boy who cried wolf. ☐ Requirement for graphic health warnings Prohibition on displaying products in Only in regard to R18 ☐ ☐ outlets Y Hard to police ☐ Restriction on use of vending machines Requirement to provide annual returns on ☐ ☐ sales data Y So that I can know what I’m inhaling Requirement to disclose product content and ☐ composition and self research potential risks. N You should not regulate before there ☐ Regulations concerning ingredients (eg, is a problem. Best to just talk to nicotine content and/or flavours) suppliers. Y This is a global so keep in ☐ Requirement for annual testing of product contact with, and share info with your composition pairs overseas on suppliers. Prohibition on free distribution and awards ☐ ☐ associated with sales N Just ☐ Prohibition on discounting Y Yes, but should not include ☐ “in Prohibition on advertising and sponsorship shop” and their Website. N If you take a militant approach ☐ you will just end up pissing people off Requirement for standardised packaging and no one will take you seriously. ☐ ☐ Other
Q4 Do you think it is important for legislation to control advertising of e-cigarettes in the same way as it controls advertising of smoked tobacco products? Yes Y No ☐ Reasons/additional comments: I have encouraged other smokers to switch to vaping and some smokers don’t even know about it. It would be good for them to be made aware of alternatives to smoking. Although I think that this could be done through word of mouth, government funded cessation programs, rather than through advertising of a product which is potentially harmful. Q5 Do you think it is important for the SFEA to prohibit vaping in designated smokefree areas in the same way as it prohibits smoking in such areas? Yes ☐ No ☐ Reasons/additional comments: More research needed. If no harmful effects to others are then you should be able to vape in smoke free areas. Conversely, The same rule should apply if found to be harmful. In the meantime should be the same as smoking, just to be on the safe side. Q6 Do you agree that other controls in the SFEA for smoked tobacco products should apply to e-cigarettes? For example: Control Yes No Reasons/ additional comments Requirement for graphic health warnings ☐ N Boy who cried wolf. Prohibition on displaying products in outlets ☐ ☐ Only in regard to R18 Restriction on use of vending machines Y ☐ Hard to police Requirement to provide annual returns on sales data ☐ ☐ Requirement to disclose product content and composition Y ☐ So that I can know what I’m inhaling and self research potential risks. Regulations concerning ingredients (eg, nicotine content and/or flavours) ☐ N You should not regulate before there is a problem. Best to just talk to suppliers. Requirement for annual testing of product composition Y ☐ This is a global so keep in contact with, and share info with your pairs overseas on suppliers. Prohibition on free distribution and awards associated with sales ☐ ☐ Prohibition on discounting ☐ N Just Prohibition on advertising and sponsorship Y ☐ Yes, but should not include “in shop” and their Website. Requirement for standardised packaging ☐ N If you take a militant approach you will just end up pissing people off and no one will take you seriously. Other ☐ ☐
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