Shaping the future: Proposed bills to regulate new and emerging tobacco and nicotine products in Latin America and the Caribbean amidst public health concerns and industry interests.

Autor:	Severini L; Pan American Health Organization, Washington D.C., de Figueiredo BA; Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Washington D.C., Severini G; Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Washington D.C., Tran B; School of Public Health, University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV., Sebrié EM; Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Washington D.C., Crosbie E; School of Public Health, University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV.; Ozmen Institute for Global Studies, University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco [Nicotine Tob Res] 2024 Jul 05. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 05.
DOI:	10.1093/ntr/ntae161
Abstrakt:	Introduction: To examine legislative efforts to regulate new and emerging tobacco and nicotine products (NETNPs) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) between 2017 and 2022. Methods: Analysis of on-line national legislation databases to track NETNP bills using standard snowball search methods. Results: Bills were identified in 15 out of the 33 LAC countries, accounting for a total of 91 bills targeting NETNPs (Table 1). Mexico had the highest number (n=38) of bills, followed by Brazil (n=16), Argentina (n=10), Colombia (n=8) and Chile (n=5). The remaining countries introduced two or fewer NETNP bills. Among the identified 91 bills, the majority (n=60) addressed both electronic cigarettes and HTPs, almost one third of bills (n=29) applied only to electronic cigarettes, and only two focused solely on HTPs. Six of the 15 countries with identified bills, enacted one NETNP law including Barbados, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Mexico, and Panama. Since 2019, there has been a steady increase in the amount of NETNP bills introduced in LAC. In 2017 and 2018, 10 NETNP bills were introduced each year followed by 23 NETNP bills introduced in each 2019 and 2020, 19 in 2021, and 16 by August 2022. Conclusion: The substantial increase in the number of NETNP bills introduced since 2019 indicates the growing importance of regulating NETNPs in LAC. As NETNPs continue to evolve and grow it is important to continue monitoring and evaluating tobacco and nicotine regulatory initiatives while also staying ahead of the evolving market of NETNPs. Implications: Previous studies have analyzed the regulatory environment of new and emerging tobacco and nicotine products (NETNPs) but it is less known about legislative and regulatory efforts and attempts. This is the first known study to analyze legislative bills to regulate NETNPs in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The substantial increase in the number of NETNP bills introduced in LAC since 2019 indicates the growing importance of regulating NETNPs in LAC. As NETNPs continue to evolve and grow it is important to continue monitoring and evaluating tobacco and nicotine regulatory initiatives while also staying ahead of the evolving market of NETNPs. (© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. All rights reserved. For commercial re-use, please contact reprints@oup.com for reprints and translation rights for reprints. All other permissions can be obtained through our RightsLink service via the Permissions link on the article page on our site—for further information please contact journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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