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Belgium’s decision to ban the sale of nicotine pouches from 1 October 2023 aims to protect the health of children and young people, says federal health minister Frank Vandenbroucke. The products in question – unfamiliar to many in Belgium – are small flavoured pouches that are placed between the lip and gum for a release of nicotine.
Queen Fabiola University Children's Hospital (Huderf) in Brussels has come under sharp criticism for performing a "corrective" operation on an intersex teenager. The teenager – who is now an adult – says they felt "pressured and manipulated" into the surgery, Het Nieuwsblad reports.