People should be banned from smoking e-cigarettes indoors, the World Health Organisation has suggested, prompting accusations of an overreaction that could cost lives.
Bans on “candy-like” flavours and tougher rules on advertising to stop e-cigarettes looking cool are needed to stop children taking up the habit, the international advisory body says.
The guidance divided public health experts, with some accusing the organisation of “unnecessary scaremongering and misleading language” over the potential risks of e-cigarettes, which are gaining popularity in homes, offices and restaurants around the world. Because e-cigarettes contain no tobacco, some experts believe that they are a relatively harmless way for smokers to get their nicotine fix and could save countless lives if people prefer them to standard cigarettes.
Others fear that the sight