{"id":8875,"date":"2019-02-08T12:44:08","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T10:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smokefreegreece.gr\/?p=8875"},"modified":"2020-01-29T13:12:31","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T11:12:31","slug":"eu-commissioner-for-heatlh-amp-food-safety-at-the-world-cancer-day-main-event-in-athens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smokefreegreece.gr\/en\/eu-commissioner-for-heatlh-amp-food-safety-at-the-world-cancer-day-main-event-in-athens\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Commissioner for Heatlh & Food Safety at the World Cancer Day main event in Athens"},"content":{"rendered":"

On World Cancer Day 2019 (February 4th<\/sup>), the Hellenic Cancer Society co-organized with the Ministry of Health the main event that took place in the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center with more than 400 attendees. Main speaker of the event was the EU Commissioner for Health & Food Safety, who was initially invited personally by Prof. Panagiotis Behrakis, Head of the SMOKEFREEGREECE initiative.<\/p>\n

As the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, as a doctor, as a father and grandfather, I am determined to protect citizens, particularly children, adolescents and young people. I must\u00a0 say that the growing popularity of new tobacco products, among young people especially worries me. We cannot deny the reality. We cannot go on pretending that e-cigarettes are for smoking cessation when we see so many young people starting to smoke them. Despite all the important progress made, I am still frustrated at how easy it is for young people to obtain tobacco products. I am also disturbed by how much they are exposed to tobacco marketing and images projected in film and social media.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n