Cigarette manufacturers will have to disclose their ingredients.
A bill to amend the Federal Law "On Trade Secrets" regarding the composition of products containing nicotine was adopted by the State Duma.
Now the ingredients of cigarettes and vape liquids are a trade secret - manufacturers have a right not to disclose them.
Consumers of such products do not have complete information about them and cannot make an informed choice, which is contrary to the Law "On the Protection of Consumer Rights".
State Duma spokesman Vyacheslav Volodin noted that products containing nicotine contain toxic compounds that harm the body, so consumers should be aware of the composition of such products.
Previously, the bill was accepted in the first reading, but before the second reading, Volodin proposed to postpone the entry into force of the law from March 1, 2027 to January 1, 2027.
Therefore, as of January 1, manufacturers of tobacco and nicotine-containing products will not be able to establish a trade secret regime regarding information on the presence and quantity of ingredients "that lead to increased nicotine addiction, have a toxic effect, have carcinogenic, mutagenic, reprotoxic properties."
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