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DUBLIN, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On the opening day of the World Conference on Tobacco Control (WCTC) in Dublin, the World Vapers\u2019 Alliance<\/u><\/a> staged a silent protest outside the venue, visually highlighting the exclusion of consumers from global tobacco and nicotine policy debates. Demonstrators with their mouths taped symbolised the ongoing marginalisation of those most affected by regulatory decisions.<\/p>\n

The protest is part of the \u201cVoices Unheard\u2014Consumers Matter!\u201d<\/u><\/a> campaign, launched as delegates gathered inside to discuss the future of tobacco control without meaningful input from the consumers who are most impacted by these policies. This exclusion is especially concerning with COP11 in Geneva approaching and the World Health Organization pushing for bans on flavoured nicotine products\u2014a move that would deny adults safer alternatives.<\/p>\n

Michael Landl, Director of the World Vapers\u2019 Alliance, warned that outdated, ideologically driven policies, often influenced by powerful interests like Michael Bloomberg, threaten to reverse progress in reducing smoking rates. \u201cSafer nicotine alternatives have the potential to save millions of lives, but only if they are supported by sensible, evidence-based regulation. We cannot afford to let ideology stand in the way of real progress,\u201d Landl said.<\/p>\n

The campaign comes at a time when the World Health Organization (WHO) is pushing for sweeping bans on flavoured nicotine products, including e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches. Such measures would remove vital tools from adults seeking to quit smoking and could drive many back to combustible tobacco.<\/p>\n

Alberto G\u00f3mez Hern\u00e1ndez, Policy and Advocacy Manager for the WVA, stressed the importance of listening to consumers. \u201cInstead of banning flavours and safer alternatives, we need policies that protect both youth and adult smokers who want to quit smoking,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

The protest underscores the urgent need for genuine consumer inclusion and evidence-based harm reduction as the world prepares for COP11.<\/p>\n

For media enquiries and high-resolution images, please contact:
Michael Landl
info@worldvapersalliance.com
<\/a><\/u>WORLD VAPERS\u2019 ALLIANCE INC
18117 BISCAYNE BLVD PMB 60190
MIAMI, FL 33160<\/p>\n

High-quality pictures of the protest can be found here<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

More information about flavour bans:
https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Briefing-WHO-Flavour-Ban.pdf<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

More about the WVA\u2019s demands:
https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Rethinking-Tobacco-control-Report.pdf<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/NewsRoom\/AttachmentNg\/5d4efecb-c0f8-4b11-b8e1-a6ca20c5548a<\/a><\/p>\n

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