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Waseela Foundation Flags Ongoing Health Hazards in Uncontrolled Nicotine Pouch Sales

Islamabad. JAN 17 /DNA/ – The sale of nicotine pouches by the tobacco industry in Pakistan is highly hazardous for the public health, rights activists stressed on Friday. Waseela Foundation raised an alarm on the aggressive promotion and marketing of VELO, ZYN, and other local or international brands that carry these nicotine-addictive products. The Foundation urged the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination to immediately pay attention to this issue. “We feel that the sale of nicotine should be instantly controlled,” said Dr. Ziauddin Islam, Former Technical and Focal Person of the Government of Pakistan to World Health Organizations Framework Convention on Toba... [Read more]

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