News | Health & Safety
28 Nov 2024 3:37
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Health & Safety

    Concerned parents are warning the Government against a new nicotine product, worried about its potential danger for youth

    Concerned parents are warning the Government against a new nicotine product, worried about its potential danger for youth


    Nicotine and tobacco oral pouches can't be sold in New Zealand, but can be ordered in from overseas.

    Associate Health Minister Casey Costello has indicated she's interested in using the products, as an expansion of smokefree tools.

    Vapefree Kids Co-founder Charyl Robinson says this is despite Ministry of Health officials earlier this year, advising her against the products.

    She says there's a cancer risk and a high addiction risk for non-smokers and adolescents.

    © 2024 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Health & Safety News
     27 Nov: Watercare says there's no public health risk, after high levels of arsenic have been detected in the Waikato River
     27 Nov: New Canterbury University research shows a link between where children grow up and mental health
     26 Nov: The Health Minister says he's confident people aren't being booted from hospital waitlists - so Health New Zealand's meets targets
     25 Nov: The Helen Clark Foundation wants widespread change to address New Zealand's high obesity rate
     24 Nov: New Zealand may not be on track to hit it's 2025 Smokefree goal of under five percent, with the national smoking rate not budging this year
     24 Nov: Tips for parents to keep their children safe from whooping cough
     23 Nov: What is methanol? How does it get into drinks and cause harm?
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Auckland's NPC team are on the hunt for a new head coach More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Don't expect a return to the very low interest rates seen in the past decade More...



     Today's News

    Cricket:
    The family of Phillip Hughes have described the cricketer as "the light of their lives" on the ten year anniversary of his passing 21:57

    Entertainment:
    King Charles and Queen Camilla are planning to get another dog 21:41

    Health & Safety:
    Watercare says there's no public health risk, after high levels of arsenic have been detected in the Waikato River 21:17

    Entertainment:
    Kaya Scodelario was "really p***** off" at being called an English rose 21:11

    International:
    Clear skies over southern Lebanon as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire holds in early stages 21:07

    Entertainment:
    Kaley Cuoco had to rehome her beloved dog when she began having "mega fights" with her fiance's pooch 20:41

    Entertainment:
    Adele launched a residency in Las Vegas because she "hates touring" and wanted to keep life as "normal" as possible for her son Angelo 20:11

    Entertainment:
    Mariah Carey believes she is an easy person to buy Christmas presents for 19:41

    Entertainment:
    Victoria Beckham doesn't cook because it is bad for her stress levels 19:11

    International:
    Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire holds as some people move back to south Lebanon — as it happened 19:07


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2024 New Zealand City Ltd