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.

The Financial Times highlights stories on the U.K. introducing travel bans and social media restrictions to combat people smuggling, concerns over the accuracy of U.K. economic data, and Belgium's pioneering move to prohibit the sale of disposable vapes in a bid to curb youth e-cigarette usage.

Wildly popular with young people for their dizzying array of flavours, including apple, watermelon and cola, the time is up for disposable e-cigarettes in Belgium -- the first EU country to ban them.

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