The Philippines is a signatory to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), whose guidelines for implementation state: From the perspective of public health, there is no justification for permitting the use of ingredients, such as flavoring agents, which help make tobacco products attractive. Still, researchers noted that flavored tobacco products remain unrestricted in the country despite the high smoking prevalence among Filipinos aged 15 and older
Additionally, because it is particularly important to curb tobacco uptake among youth and young adults, we assess how messages conveyed by these packaging elements may differ across age groups, including youth (14-17 years), young adults (18-25 years), and older adults (26-65 years)
Its interesting with the binary, where youre perceived to be either this or that," Bailey said in the interview
Its also possible that manufacturers will focus much more energy in the future on optimizing the performance of their TPD-compliant products rather than simply cramming their existing coils into 2 ml enclosures as an afterthought