The e-cigarette company Juul Labs announced this week it will stop selling most of its flavored e-cigarette pods in retail stores, The New York Times reports. The company will also shut down its social media accounts. The company made its announcement in the face of increasing government pressure and a public outcry…
FDA Investigates Whether E-Cigarette Companies are Illegally Marketing Products
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating whether e-cigarette companies are marketing their products illegally, according to The Washington Post. The agency sent letters to 21 manufacturers and importers, asking them to provide information on when more than 40 products went on the market. Tobacco products introduced or changed after…
FDA Calls Youth E-Cigarette Use an Epidemic and Announces Steps to Curb Use
Youth e-cigarette use in the United States is an epidemic, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said Wednesday. He announced new steps the agency is taking to prevent youth vaping. The FDA will stop sales of flavored e-cigarettes if major manufacturers cannot prove they are doing enough to…
One e-cigarette with nicotine leads to adrenaline changes in nonsmokers’ hearts
A new UCLA study found that healthy nonsmokers experienced increased adrenaline levels in their heart after one electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) with nicotine but there were no increased adrenaline levels when the study subjects used an a nicotine-free or empty e-cig. The findings are published in Journal of the American Heart Association,…
State Attorneys General Pressure E-Cigarette Industry to Stop Targeting Minors
Attorneys general in more than a dozen states are using state and local laws to pressure the e-cigarette industry to stop marketing to minors, according to Reuters. The attorneys general of states including California, New York, Indiana and Ohio are applying pressure at all levels, from large tobacco companies to…