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#Belgium Bans Flavoured #Vapes, Ignores the Evidence and Abandons Smokers

Brussels, 1 May 2026 — Belgium's federal government has approved a ban on flavoured e-cigarettes, leaving only tobacco-flavoured and unflavoured products on the market from September 2028. The decision ignores a substantial body of evidence showing that flavours are a key reason adult smokers switch away from cigarettes.

Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke called vaping "an invention of a criminal industry" that hides harmful substances behind #flavours like mint, apple, or raspberry. This is not public health policy. It is scaremongering dressed up as child protection.

Michael Landl, Director of the World Vapers' Alliance, said:

"Frank Vandenbroucke calling #vaping a criminal invention is not just wrong, it is dangerous. It tells hundreds of thousands of Belgian #vapers who quit smoking with the help of flavoured products that their choice was a crime. That kind of rhetoric has no place in a serious public health debate. The ban will push consumers back to smoking or the black market. Another gift for criminals from the government."

Contact:
Michael Landl
Director, World Vapers’ Alliance
[email protected]

More on this on: https://worldvapersalliance.com/belgium-bans-flavoured-vapes-ignores-the-evidence-and-abandons-smokers/

Belgium Bans Flavoured Vapes, Ignores the Evidence and Abandons Smokers - World Vapers' Alliance

Belgium's federal government has approved a ban on flavoured e-cigarettes, leaving only tobacco-flavoured and unflavoured products on the market from September 2028.

World Vapers' Alliance
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It's halibut season and this is a perfect way to celebrate those delicate flavours. The caper brown butter lets the taste of the halibut shine through.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11807545/recipe-herb-basted-pan-seared-halibut-caper-brown-butter/
Recipe: Herb basted and pan seared halibut with caper brown butter
It's halibut season and this is a perfect way to celebrate those delicate flavours. The caper brown butter lets the taste of the halibut shine through.
#Lifestyle #CookingTogether #GlobalBCrecipes #Halibut
https://globalnews.ca/news/11807545/recipe-herb-basted-pan-seared-halibut-caper-brown-butter/
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Dear Friends of lost empires,

Enclosed is my rant on #food in the UK. Even MORE diverse now with mashups and regional #flavours and incredible #diversity.

Do not know why more people do not record a rantcast as a form of Mastodon self #therapy?

Maybe (2) many prefer live streaming from infant type social propagandists and under the influence celeb cyber-citizen bro casters? Too mainstream?

Whatever the reason, I am pleased to share what little #wisdom I have accumulated in my unverified ages.

  

The #FlavorDB chemical database of #Flavours and #Smells contains only nice things, and mostly food and drink components. So why, alongside mutton, pork, ham and lamb, does it include "Great Horned Owl"??? 🦉 🤯 🧐 😃

https://cosylab.iiitd.edu.in/flavordb/#visual_search

#Owl #Chemistry #Food

How is it that Up, Down, Strange, and Charm are valid gender options in #wafr, but not Top and Bottom?


#quarks #flavours #genders #wafr #wafr #wafr

if you're anything like me, you have a few favourite flavours of #gravy that you've adored since childhood. but with the advent of #AI and #NFTs , new flavours of gravy are breaking into the marketplace and disrupting the established order. have you tried any of these bold new #gravy #flavours ( #gravours ) since that skibidi toilet started menacing our skies?

- Vanilla
- Rum 'n' Raisin
- Cigarettes
- Fresh Laundry
- "A Hint Of Gravy"
- Arsenic
- Mint Choc Chip
- Beef

#gravy