- The FDA will announce plans to ban candy and fruit-flavored e-cigarettes from certain stores to try to stop young people from getting addicted.
- The flavors will be banned from convenience stores and gas stations, but will still be available in vape shops. Menthol and tobacco flavors will not be banned.
- The FDA Commissioner said in September that "e-cigs have become an almost ubiquitous — and dangerous — trend among teens."
ADVERTISEMENT
Teens are obsessed with candy and fruit flavored e-cigs like Juul — now the FDA is announcing a major a crackdown
The FDA will announce a ban on candy and fruit-flavored e-cigarettes in gas stations and convenience stores. They will still be allowed in vape stores.
The US Food and Drug Administration will announce a ban on the sale of fruit and candy-flavored e-cigarettes from companies like Juul in convenience stores and gas stations in a bid to stop young people getting addicted.
The agency also plans to introduce age-verification measures for online purchases to try to ensure that minors can't buy the flavors, The Washington Post reported.
ADVERTISEMENT
The planned restrictions will not include vape shops or other specialty retail stores, and menthol and tabacco will be exempt from the restrictions.
The FDA will announce the ban next week, officials told The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Reuters.
In an interview in September,
Popular e-cigarette startup Juul Labs has faced controversy over the appeal of its products for minors. The company was recently valued at $15 billion, and its products amass 70% of the e-cig market.
A
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.ng
ADVERTISEMENT