this article by CNA in june says otherwise leh
SINGAPORE: From Dec 15 this year, Singapore will ban emerging
tobacco products – those which are currently not available in Singapore, and also existing products in the local market, the Ministry of Health announced on Monday (Jun 15).
The ban is a “pre-emptive measure to protect public health against the known and potential harms of such products,” the ministry said in a news release. It added that the ban will be implemented in two phases.
The first phase of the ban will take effect from Dec 15 this year and it will cover products that are currently not available in Singapore. The banned products include:
- Smokeless cigars, smokeless cigarillos or smokeless cigarettes
- Dissolvable tobacco or nicotine
- Any product containing nicotine or tobacco that may be used topically for application, by implant or injected into any parts of the body
- Any solution or substance, of which tobacco or nicotine is a constituent, that is intended to be used with an electronic nicotine delivery system or a vaporiser (also referred to as e-cigarettes)
The second phase of the ban, which takes effect from Aug 1, 2016, will cover existing products in the local market. The products are:
- Nasal snuff
- Oral snuff
- Gutkha, khaini and zarda
The ban on existing products in the local market will take place later, so that businesses will be allowed to adjust their operating models and deplete their existing stock, said MOH
Singapore to ban emerging tobacco products from mid-December - Channel NewsAsia
