Canton of Basel Bans Some Sales of Vaping Products
Credit: Claude Wangen
After testing 32 disposable e-cigarettes, the cantonal laboratory in Basel City, Switzerland, said it found problems with all of them and issued a sales ban on seven for containing toxic substances, reported SRF.
The e-cigarettes were obtained from 12 sales outlets in the city. The problems detected include nicotine above the maximum legal limit, lead in metal joints, toxins linked to infertility and the presence of undisclosed additives.
Smoking rates are high in Switzerland. An estimated 27 percent of the population 15 and over smokes, and 42 percent of men aged between 25 and 34 are smokers.