The Keelung City Health Bureau and the Keelung City Police Department launched a special inspection of e-cigarette physical stores today. On the first day of the inspection, 5 e-cigarette sellers were inspected, and 3 of them had relevant text content on the spot, which was suspected of violating advertising regulations; Demolition has not yet been completed.

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[Reporter Yu Zhaofu/Report from Keelung] The Amendment to the Tobacco Hazard Prevention Law came into effect today (22nd). After review, "heating cigarettes and their necessary components" are illegal; the Keelung City Health Bureau inspected 5 e-cigarette sellers today, and 3 of them had relevant text content on the spot, which was suspected of violating advertising regulations. The modification and dismantling have not been completed, and follow-up matters will be handled in accordance with relevant regulations.

The Health Bureau specifically reminded the public that the new regulations stipulate that "no one shall use electronic cigarettes in any place", and violators will be fined 2,000 to 10,000 yuan. Please do not try the law by yourself.

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Du Yahui, director of the Keelung City Health Bureau, reminded the public that in addition to the complete prohibition of e-cigarettes and other smoking products, the key points of the revision of the Tobacco Hazard Prevention Law include raising the smoking ban age to "20 years old", a complete ban on smoking in schools, Regulate designated tobacco products (such as heated tobacco), prohibit announced additives, and expand the graphic area of ​​tobacco product warnings from 35% to 50%.

If an operator manufactures, imports, sells, supplies, displays tobacco-like products or heated cigarettes and vehicles that have not passed the inspection, the heaviest fine will be 10 million to 50 million yuan, and they will be ordered to improve, recycle, destroy or return within a time limit Those who fail to improve, recycle, destroy or return within the time limit will be punished accordingly.

Du Yahui further pointed out that according to the new "Smoke Hazard Prevention Law", selling and displaying "electronic cigarettes or their components" or "heating cigarettes or their necessary components" without review will be fined NT$200,000 to NT$100. A fine of 10,000 yuan; a fine of NT$400,000 to NT$2 million will be imposed for making advertisements, accepting dissemination, or publishing information on electronic cigarettes and other tobacco products or designated tobacco products and other necessary components. Responsibility, proactively delete illegal sales information.