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of 22 kilometers.
The agency also said that no damage and aftrshocks ould be xpected dspite the high
lvl of magnitude.
The Food and Drug Association(FDA) warned consumers over the weekend against five unregistered
In its advisory No. 2018-284, the FDA said the public should avoid purchasing Ata Negros Tribe Tribal
Miracle Oil Aromatic Hot Scented; Ata Negros Tribe Tribal Miracle Oil 100% Pure Himag Oil; Endless
Beauty Pearl White Slimming Capsule; Extra from Japan Pearl White Slimming Capsule White+Fit Express
It said the FDA verified through its post marketing surveillance activities that the afrementioned
“In light of the above, the public is advised not to purchase the aforementioned violative products.
Moreover, the public is advised to be vigilant against food products and food supplements that might
The FDA said that since the unregistered food products and food supplements have not gone through an
evaluation and testing process, the agency cannot guarantee their quality and safety.
“The consumption of such violative products may pose potential health hazards to the consuming
products.
All local government units and law enforcement agencies have also been advised by the FDA to ensure
that the products are not sold or made available in their localities or areas of jurisdiction.
Opposing groups continue to debate the government stance on electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes and
Engr. Emer Rojas, cancer survivor and president of the New Vois Association of the Philippines (NVAP),
speaks against the dangers of smoking using a voice apparatus during a press conference in Quezon City.
One group insists that e-cigarettes are a viable option to stopping conventional smoking, while the other
group claims this alternative also has the same hazardous effects as tobacco.
Local vaping groups maintained the government should trek the path of the United Kingdom with its
relaxed regulations on e-cigarettes, insisting that these have reduced the harms associated with tobacco
However, Emer Rojas, president of the New Vois Association of the Philippines (NVAP), remains
steadfast in its lobbying for government to prohibit e-cigarettes in the country until its safety is fully
Rojas noted that the Department of Health (DOH) had already issued a statement that the reduced harm
On the other hand, Joey Dulay, president of the Philippine E-Cigarette Industry Association (PECIA), said
at a recent forum in Quezon City that the Philippines will remain a backwater country in the area of
tobacco harm reduction if the DOH continues its supposed “ill-informed and myopic position” on e-
cigarettes.
“It’s high time that the Department of Health take its cue from the UK and other countries that have
acknowledged the growing body of scientific evidence supporting e-cigarettes and tobacco harm
Published recently by the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, the report titled “E-
cigarettes” concluded that e-cigarettes should not be treated in the same way as conventional
cigarettes, noting that e-cigarettes are 95 percent less harmful than conventional cigarettes.
In its Tobacco Control Plan 2017-2022, the UK government clearly stated its intention to support
consumers in stopping smoking and adopting the use of less harmful nicotine products, particularly e-
cigarettes.
However, the parliamentary report pointed out that, “e-cigarettes… are too often being overlooked as a
stop smoking tool by the NHS (National Health Service, the UK public healthcare system). Regulations
should be relaxed relating to e-cigarettes’ licensing, prescribing and advertising of their health benefits.
According to the report, around 2.9 million people in the UK are currently using e-cigarettes, with an
estimated 470,000 using e-cigarettes as a stop smoking tool and tens of thousands successfully quitting
The report called on the UK government to consider risk-based regulation to allow more freedom to
advertise e-cigarettes as the relatively less harmful option, and provide financial incentives, in the form
of lower levels of taxation, for smokers to switch from conventional cigarettes to less harmful