Belgium has banned the sale of disposable e-cigarettes, becoming the first EU country to implement such a measure. Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke has warned of the harm these products pose. Belgium,

Belgium is banning the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes starting Jan. 1, becoming the first European Union country to do so.

Belgium will ban the sale of disposable electronic cigarettes as of Jan. 1 on health and environmental grounds in a groundbreaking move for European Union nations.

Belgium voted to become the first country in the European Union to ban disposable e-cigarettes starting Jan. 1.