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Suggested actions for regulators (consistent with the definition of <br />"tobacco product" under the WHO Framework Convention on <br />Tobacco Control)' <br />The WHO's Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation (TobReg) urges <br />consideration of the following public health initiatives to reduce waterpipe <br />smoking and associated disease. <br />1. Waterpipes and waterpipe tobacco should be subjected to the same <br />regulation as cigarettes and other tobacco products. <br />2. Waterpipes and waterpipe tobacco should include strong health warnings. <br />3. Claims of harm reduction and safety should be prohibited. <br />4. Misleading labelling, such as "contains 0 mg tar", which may imply safety <br />should be prohibited. <br />5. Waterpipes should be included in comprehensive tobacco control efforts, <br />including prevention strategies and cessation interventions. <br />6. Waterpipes should be prohibited in public places consistent with bans on <br />cigarette and other forms of tobacco smoking. <br />7. Education of health professionals, regulators and the public at large is <br />urgently needed about the risks of waterpipe smoking, including high <br />potential levels of second-hand exposure among children, pregnant <br />women, and others. <br />8. The TobReg recommends that a full document be produced in the WHO <br />Technical Report. Series to evaluate thoroughly the health effects of <br />waterpipes and to develop recommendations. <br />' Article IS states that "tobacco products" mean products entirely or partly made of the leaf <br />tobacco as raw materials which are manufactured to be used for smoking, sucking, chewing <br />and snuffing. <br />