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Second-hand smoke exposure at home or in the workplace is still prevalent despite legislative actions prohibiting public smoking.
Affiliated Network for Social Accountability executive director Sorn Chey said for the initiative to be effective, the government would need to gradually eliminate
second-hand electronic products and reduce the tax on the import of brand-new, high-quality ones so that people who have a decent income can afford them.
He said policymakers should use the findings to help achieve a tobacco-free generation by 2034, adding:"We've come a long way and these figures suggest policies and changes in how we treat smoking mean about 2.3 million additional adults in Scotland are no longer breathing in
second-hand smoke compared to 1998.
"This is the first study to identify an association between childhood exposure to
second-hand smoke and death from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in middle age and beyond," said W.
Imports of cheap
second-hand clothes from the West have had an impact on local clothes manufacturers - but so have changes in world trade policies and the rise of Asian garment producers.
The global tobacco epidemic kills more than 7 million people each year, of which close to 9,00,000 are non-smokers dying from breathing
second-hand smoke.
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute - which polices the safety of what's on sale - warns "
second-hand electrical retailers who sell faulty goods are putting lives at risk".
A 2017 study by Esther Katende on the impact of
second-hand clothing on the East African region states: "In the 1960s to the early 1980s, the clothing and shoes industrial sector in East Africa was thriving and producing for both the local markets as well as the export market, and employing thousands of people.
If you buy
second-hand goods online from a trader then you are covered by The Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 and this means that if you don't like what you have ordered for any reason you can cancel and get a full refund.
The Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has revised customs values on the import of
second-hand clothes and other items, including leather bags, jackets, belts, shoes, toys and kitchen wares, resulting in 14 percent increase in prices of such imported items.
Otherwise, the
second-hand vehicles from Germany imported in Macedonia might increase in price given the fact that some exporters don't issue confirmation that the vehicles are manufactured in the European Union.
An anti-cigarette smoking group urged the public to organize and host no-smoking Christmas parties and gatherings to protect non-smokers from
second-hand smoke.
The Question: Does exposure to
second-hand smoke by pregnant women affect their baby's neuromuscular development at 18 months of age?
The Fresh Start Wales team and their mascot, Patch the dragon, will be visiting Wrexham and Rhyl in March to educate families about smoking in cars and how they can protect children from the risks of
second-hand smoke.