KUALA LUMPUR: Citing serious health risks, the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has questioned the Health Ministry's move to remove nicotine from the Poisons Act without any regulation in place for ecigarette and vaping products.
Its president Dr Muruga Raj Rajathurai said thousands of youths were at serious risk of lung injury and possibly even death.
"Recently a 16-year-old girl died of acute heart failure with pulmonary embolism in a probable ecigarette or vaping-associated lung injury case."The Health Ministry has been aware of the threat of Evali since 2021. "However, where are the preventive measures and is the Health Ministry taking full responsibility for more Evali-related deaths?" he said in a statement on Wednesday .
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