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Touted as a safer alternative to traditional tobacco cigarettes, e-cigarettes hit the U.S
Acknowledgements Funding: The study was funded by American E-Liquid Manufacturing Standards Association (AEMSA)
Despite the tobacco market growth in key producing nations such as India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Thailand, most Asia-Pacific governments struggle with industry interference, weak enforcement of tobacco regulations and taxation, and limited adoption of WHO FCTC Article 5.3 measures
There was a fragmentation into different sectors: regular cigarettes, filter cigarettes, menthol cigarettes, charcoal-filter cigarettes and low-tar cigarettes
And for the Pakistan Government the news was arguably worse