Thank you for being here.
Please allow me to summarize what I heard from the other two witnesses, as well as from you. I see two major trends. First of all, since there isn't enough information on the matter, we need more research. Second, we need regulation. Within that, I see two groups we should focus on: smokers and non-smokers.
I have a friend who smokes e-cigarettes and who quit smoking. I wouldn't say that it was because of e-cigarettes, but they seem to have been helpful for her. Since she is no longer smoking, her health is better. However, there are also non-smokers, particularly young people. I think we need to take action on several levels. There is labelling, for one thing, so that smokers know exactly what their lungs are absorbing. For non-smokers, there is a lot of advertising.
Do you think we should research the effects on health and the impact of advertising? Should we do studies on the effects of advertising or do we already have enough information on that?
Since I don't have a lot of time, I will ask a second question. Is there one or several countries that have particularly good regulations that you would recommend we consider?