Belgium bringing in new year ban on disposable electronic cigarettes

“Disposable e-cigarettes is a new product simply designed to attract new consumers,” he said.

A man vapes on a disposable electronic cigarette in Brussels (Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP)

Belgium will ban the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes from January 1 on health and environmental grounds in a groundbreaking move for European Union nations.

Health minister Frank Vandenbroucke said the inexpensive e-cigarettes had turned into a health threat since they are an easy way for teenagers to be drawn into smoking and get hooked on nicotine.