"balanced and responsible" limiting the use of electronic cigarettes

Vice President and Minister of Health and Social Government of Cantabria, María José Sáenz de Buruaga Services, considered the measure to limit the use of electronic cigarettes is " balanced and responsible ."

   So the minister has spoken after the hit by the Ministry of Health and the regions according to the Inter-Territorial Council of the National Health System ( NHS) to prohibit the use of electronic cigarettes on health , school and dependent on government institutions and on public transport , as reported by the Government of Cantabria.

   Sáenz de Buruaga has spoken in favor of a common national position and regulation , to be articulated by appropriate legislative amendment and, in his opinion, should be adopted to the " earliest possible date " to " delineate clearly a phenomenon and rapidly expanding use . "

   Buruaga Saenz , who represents Cantabria in Council Interterritorial , revealed " the ability to anticipate and answer from the Ministry of Health ," which will serve to prevent the proliferation of diverse and heterogeneous regional regulations in the NHS .

   According to the minister , state government must take responsibility reconciling the principle of " caution " that is essential to public health , that of "prudence " , since there is still no conclusive scientific evidence on the effects of electronic cigarette on the health of individuals and non - users - and that is still at the expense of its regulation in the area of ​​the European Union.

   In this regard, he has described as " balanced , responsible and sensible " the proposal by the Minister and ratified Wednesday by state government to limit the scope of the prohibition to health , school , centers run by the public administrations, especially services to the public , and public transport , which undoubtedly , he added, is in the best interest of the child and protection of those areas or other sensitive groups.

   "Although we have not closed the door to that fact , so far it has been decided not to go beyond the regulation of these products in the European Union is definitely concrete" , explained the minister . To advance in this regard , a discussion with the parliamentary groups on whether to extend the prohibitions of snuff and go to electronic cigarette strengthening scientific evidence appears.