Vaping could be banned in the UK amid WHO recommendations. (Canva) E-cigarettes could soon be banned in the UK under recommendations set out by the World Health Organisation (WHO). A report published by WHO detailed plans to ban vaping due to fears users could replace ingredients with more harmful substances. The plans for a ban on e-cigarette products will be discussed in Glasgow later this year after being published by WHO’s tobacco regulatory committee. Speaking to The Sun on Sunday, Clive Bates, a tobacco harm expert and former director of anti-smoking group ASH blasted the advice, describing it as “irresponsible and bizarre, which will protect the cigarette trade”.