KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — Anti-tobacco groups and MPs have reiterated their demands for a prohibition on vapes, after Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad confirmed that liquid nicotine in e-cigarettes is a scheduled poison.
The Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control (MCTC) said nicotine vape products must remain regulated under the Poisons Act 1952 (Act 366), as it called for a clear, phased plan to end their commercial sale.
“The immediate course should be to maintain the protection of Act 366 while coordinating enforcement with the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Act 2024 (Act 852),” said MCTC president Dr M. Murallitharan in a statement today.
“The two laws must be implemented coherently; the existence of Act 852 should not, by itself, justify removing nicotine liquids and gels from Poisons Act control. The Ministry should clarify how restrictions will be enforced in practice and publish the stages leading to the end of commercial nicotine-vape sales.”
