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Tobacco-free future: Strict rules for World No Tobacco Day 2025!
On World No Tobacco Day on May 31, 2025, the ministry will take measures to prevent tobacco in the tourism sector and provide information about e-cigarettes.
Tobacco-free future: Strict rules for World No Tobacco Day 2025!
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has issued specific instructions on the implementation of the Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control Law. The aim is to promote National Assembly Resolution No. 173/2024, which includes a ban on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products. This initiative comes in the context of World No Tobacco Day on May 31 and National No Smoking Week, which will be celebrated from May 25 to 31, 2025.
The theme of National No Smoking Week is “Exposing False Appeals.” The ministry instructions call on all agencies and units in the field of culture, sports and tourism to strictly enforce smoking bans in the workplace. This includes putting up no-smoking signs in workplaces and integrating tobacco harm prevention into work plans.
Strict monitoring and information work
Regular compliance audits are required to enforce smoke-free area regulations. In addition, increased information and propaganda work on the Drug Prevention Act and Resolution No. 173/2024 is called for. Organizations are also encouraged to use banners and slogans to mark World No Tobacco Day.
Events such as rallies, seminars, conferences and competitions should be organized to educate the public about the harmful effects of tobacco consumption. A particular focus is also on the health risks associated with the consumption of vapes and e-cigarettes.
Risks of vapes and e-cigarettes
According to recent reports, 1.7 percent of people aged 25 and over and 3.5 percent of people in the 18 to 24 age group are vape and e-cigarette users. These devices come in sweet flavors such as strawberry, mango and popcorn, which increases their appeal, especially for younger users. Professor Wolfram Windisch, President of the German Society for Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, advocates a ban on flavorings because the dangers of these products are often underestimated in Germany.
He warns that the bitter taste of nicotine is masked by flavorings and that these substances could turn children and young people into long-term users. The World Health Organization (WHO) has already identified 16,000 different flavoring substances, increasing concerns about the possible health effects of these products.