Prior to the virus outbreak, much of the focus was on the alarming rise in electronic cigarette use among high schoolers and middle schoolers
Consistency is something we all chase, and struggle with, throughout life
However, PP 28/2024, which also regulates tobacco and electronic cigarette products, does not include a mandate for derivative regulations to standardize packaging as the RPMK does
The law was supposed to come into effect later this month, but that could be delayed as on 18 May the High Court is due to rule on the legal challenge to the legislation from the tobacco industry
This may facilitate the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes and pathogenic, antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the environment, thereby amplifying health risks posed by microbes in public recreational areas