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The World Health Organisation has called for the regulation of electronic cigarettes as both tobacco and medical products, dealing a blow to the industry that had hoped the devices would escape the strict curbs placed on smoking. 世界卫生组织(WHO)呼吁把电子烟同时当作烟草和医疗产品来管理，此举对电子烟行业构成沉重打击。该行业曾希望电子烟能躲过对吸烟施加的严格限制。 As first reported by the Financial Times in April, the UN’s health agency said in a report released yesterday that restrictions should be placed on the marketing of the devices, their sale to minors and indoor use. 正如英国《金融时报》在今年4月率先报道的那样，联合国(UN)下属的这一卫生机构昨日发布报告称，应对电子烟的营销、面向未成年人的销售以及室内使用施加限制。 It said claims about the health benefits of their use should be prohibited until “manufacturers provide convincing supporting scientific evidence and obtain regulatory approval”. 报告称，应禁止有关吸电子烟对健康有益的说法，直到“生产商拿出令人信服的支持性科学证据、并获得监管层的批准”。 “It is likely a two-pronged regulatory strategy – regulating [ecigarettes] as both a tobacco product, in accordance with the provisions of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), and as a medical product – would be necessary,” the report said. | 
