Shisha tobacco will be banned in Singapore
starting later this month, according to media reports.
Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Health Muhammad
Faishal Ibrahim said in Parliament on Tuesday that the
ministry would ban the importation, distribution and sale of shisha
from later this month to prevent the “proliferation and
entrenchment of shisha smoking in Singapore”, according
to Channel
NewsAsia.
Faishal reportedly said that, as a transitional measure,
existing licensed tobacco importers and retailers who import or
sell shisha tobacco would be allowed to import and retail
shisha tobacco until the end of July in 2016.
Shisha has become a trendy pursuit among Singapore youths
hanging out in Middle Eastern-themed cafes near Arab
Street. However, health
experts have warned that a single session of smoking
shisha is the same as smoking 200 cigarettes.
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