PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION – VICTORIA

Call to ban lolly-flavoured e-cigs

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Original article by Vanessa Desloires
The Age – Page: 13 : 14-Nov-14

Joystick Company MD Alexander McDonell says the nicotine-free and sweets-flavoured electronic cigarettes the business distributes are not harmful. Kylie Lindorff, tobacco control policy manager at Quit Victoria, notes that their sale is completely unregulated in the state despite the tobacco variants being banned Australia-wide. The "lolly e-cigs" used for "vaping" have not been tested by food regulators, and contain vegetable glycerine and propylene glycol

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State needs better heatwave plan, says auditor

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Original article by Julia Medew
The Age – Page: 2 : 15-Oct-14

Victorian Auditor-General John Doyle has issued his "Heatwave Management: Reducing the Risk to Public Health" report. He argues that there are concerning deficiencies in the preparations for any new catastrophic heatwave. A total of 374 casualties were caused by such a crisis in 2009, and 167 in early 2014. While the Health Department has made some progress on the issue, Doyle notes shortcomings at Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria, local councils and public hospitals

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