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Why WHO is Calling for a Ban on Flavoured Nicotine Products w/ Asthma and Respiratory Foundation New Zealand’s Letitia Harding: 15 June, 2026

Why WHO is Calling for a Ban on Flavoured Nicotine Products w/ Asthma and Respiratory Foundation New Zealand’s Letitia Harding: 15 June, 2026

Why WHO is Calling for a Ban on Flavoured Nicotine Products w/ Asthma and Respiratory Foundation New Zealand’s Letitia Harding: 15 June, 2026 Why WHO is Calling for a Ban on Flavoured Nicotine Products w/ Asthma and Respiratory Foundation New Zealand’s Letitia Harding: 15 June, 2026, 7.05 MB
Monday, June 15, 2026

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has renewed calls to ban flavoured nicotine products, particularly sweet, fruity, and confectionery-style flavours, which it says drive addiction amongst young people.

 WHO has warned that tobacco and nicotine companies are deliberately creating products that are “more appealing, easier to use and harder to quit” for adolescents and young people.

Thursday Wire Host Caeden caught up with Asthma and Respiratory Foundation New Zealand Chief Executive Letitia Harding about the calls for restrictions and how this applies in a New Zealand context.