[Reporter Zheng Shuting/Taoyuan Report] The new tobacco hazard control law came into effect on March 22 this year, completely prohibiting the manufacture, import, sale, supply, display, advertisement, and use of electronic cigarettes or unapproved heated tobacco, Taoyuan City The government's Health Bureau launched a law enforcement crackdown on e-cigarette physical stores. The statistics of the new law came into force until April 7th. Thirty-one e-cigarette physical stores have been inspected in the city. Thirteen of them have ceased to operate, and the other 18 have changed to other industries. .

Su Bowen, deputy director of the Health Bureau, said that after the implementation of the new law, in addition to intensive inspections of physical stores, 31 stores have no business or transformation, and some stores that have been inspected have removed their signs and have no merchandise displayed inside; they also strengthened monitoring of the Internet. , As of April 7th, a total of 326 cases of illegal sales and advertisements have been seized on the Internet, and will be dealt with in accordance with the law.

Su Bowen said that whether advertising, displaying or selling e-cigarettes or their components on the Internet or in physical stores, or using e-cigarettes or uncensored heated cigarettes in any place, it is illegal and the maximum penalty is 50 million. If you have any questions about smoking cessation, you can call the free smoking cessation hotline 0800636363 for consultation, or go to the website of the Health Bureau's Smoke-free website to inquire about the second-generation smoking cessation service contract medical institutions in Taoyuan City .

In addition, starting from March 1 this year, low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening services have been expanded for groups with a high risk of lung cancer, such as those who live in Taoyuan and have a history of heavy smoking over the age of 40. About 25,000 people People benefit.