Estudio para el diseño de un marco regulatorio en Colombia de los productos de tabaco calentado, cigarrillos electrónicos y sistemas similares con y sin nicotina

Abstract

Heated Tobacco Products (HTC) and Vaping Products (VP), among which are Electronic Cigarettes, Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) and Electronic Non-Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENNDS) are new products in the market .

There are different positions regarding the use and impact on the consumer of HTPs and VPs with and without nicotine, compared to conventional cigarettes. HTPs and VPs entered the market to transform the tobacco and nicotine consumption industry; however, there is notorious scientific evidence of the effect on the consumer health. For this reason, it is considered essential to regulate the market to define regulation on production, distribution, sales, consumption, and education regarding its use. Additionally, the resulting regulation is expected to adopt any other novel tobacco product that may be introduced to the market in the future, that contains nicotine, or is believed to be a substitute for cigarettes.