Global tobacco control efforts have made significant strides in reducing tobacco useand ensuring people in many parts of the world are protected from the harms of tobacco. However, in recent years, newer and emerging nicotine and tobacco products like electronic nicotine delivery systems or electronic non-nicotine delivery systems(ENDS/ENNDS), heated tobacco products (HTPs) and nicotine pouches have proliferated in many markets. The tobacco industry implies that ENDS/ENNDS are safer because they do not contain tobacco and they continue to expand the industry’s customer base by attracting younger users. In fact, these products are provenharmful. ENDS and ENNDS contain either or not nicotine – a highly addictive substance and other additives, flavours and toxic chemicals. HTPs are tobacco products that can expose users to higher levels of certain toxicants than conventional smoking.

To address the tobacco control challenges, Health Promotion Administration, Chinese Taipei will host this conference on March 25 2026 and invite APEC economies experts, and NGOs to participate, focusing on control strategies for emerging products.Furthermore, member economies, particularly developing economies should beempowered to obtain, share, strengthen, maintain and develop knowledge, abilities,skills and technical know-how to enhance their policies and regulations.