Jump to full article: Gulf Daily News (bh), 2008-08-13
Author: MANDEEP SINGH
Intro: A CONSIGNMENT of "e-cigarettes" allegedly falsely marketed as devices that help people quit smoking was intercepted at Bahrain International Airport yesterday.
Health officials ordered the shipment to be held by Customs officers after the electronic devices were advertised across the country through a mass e-mail.
Bahraini firm Magnolia Contracting imported a large number of the e-cigarettes, claiming they could help people kick the habit.
However, Health Ministry deputy health education head and Bahrain Anti-Smoking Committee chairman Dr Kadhem Al Halwachi described the claim as "absurd".
"The World Health Organisation (WHO) has certified these devices as being the same as cigarettes and equally harmful to an individual's health," he said. . . .
Meanwhile, a spokesman for Magnolia Contracting said the company was now trying to meet all requirements and planned to be in a position to sell the e-cigarettes in Bahrain in the next few days.
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