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Labour confirmed it would keep the legislation in October last year, with Defra minister Creagh saying disposable vapes were "extremely wasteful and blight our towns and cities".

Consider avoiding places where there is smoking inside and changing clothes after being around smoke to minimize secondhand smoke effects

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Surgeon Generals Report on Smoking and Health, the public announcement that definitively implicated cigarettes in lung cancer and heart disease

This situation fuels the spread of disinformation a problem explored in more detail in another recent DW fact check