FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes tied to teen vaping surge
LA TimesThe FDA’s order for Juul to pull its e-cigarettes from the U.S. market is part of an effort to bring scientific scrutiny to the multibillion-dollar vaping industry. Federal health officials on Thursday ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the U.S. market, the latest blow to the embattled company widely blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping. The agency said Thursday that Juul’s application didn’t have enough evidence to show that marketing its products “would be appropriate for the protection of the public health.” Juul said it disagrees with the FDA’s findings and will seek to put the ban on hold while the company considers its options, including a possible appeal and talking with regulators. The agency said the company’s research included “insufficient and conflicting data” about things like potentially harmful chemicals leaching from Juul’s cartridges.