Trump now says not all vaping is bad
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump now says not all vaping is bad

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump seemed to strike a different tone on vaping in a tweet Friday evening after announcing earlier in the week an effort to ban almost all flavored vaping products. “Let’s get counterfeits off the market, and keep young children from Vaping!” he added, the first time he has mentioned counterfeit products. The President said Wednesday that the US Food and Drug Administration would be putting out “some very strong recommendations” regarding the use of flavored e-cigarettes in “a couple of weeks.” Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar – seated in the Oval Office with the President, first lady Melania Trump and the acting commissioner of the FDA – announced that newly proposed enforcement policy would require flavored e-cigarette companies to take their products off the market. Trump, when asked on Thursday by reporters if he and the first lady had discussed vaping with their 13-year-old son, Barron, said, “We haven’t told him anything, except don’t vape.

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Dozens of kids hospitalised from vaping as NHS warns of Xmas flavours like mince pie
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Dozens of kids hospitalised from vaping as NHS warns of Xmas flavours like mince pie

Daily Mail  

Health chiefs have criticised firms for selling festive-flavoured vapes to children as they revealed 170 kids have been hospitalised from vaping. Health bosses said flavours such as mince pie, candy cane, Christmas pudding and gingerbread are ‘likely to be appealing to younger age groups’ but there is ‘nothing joyful or fun’ about the serious effect vaping can have on their …

Supreme Court wrestles with FDA’s attempt to curb access to flavored vapes
1 month, 1 week ago

Supreme Court wrestles with FDA’s attempt to curb access to flavored vapes

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court on Monday pressed the Food and Drug Administration on whether it followed the law in its effort to keep flavored e-cigarettes off shelves, weighing a lawsuit from a multibillion-dollar industry that has come under scrutiny because its products are popular with school-aged children. At issue were a series of denials during the first year of …

Regulators cracked down on sweet vapes after use by kids spiked. Now the Supreme Court is wading in.
1 month, 1 week ago

Regulators cracked down on sweet vapes after use by kids spiked. Now the Supreme Court is wading in.

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Vaping is coming before the Supreme Court next week as federal regulators ask the high court to uphold its block on sweet, flavored products following a spike in youth e-cigarette use. The Food and Drug Administration has denied more than a million marketing applications for candy- or fruit-flavored products that appeal to kids, part of a wider crackdown …

Kamala and vaping: Democrats should follow Trump’s lead on this one.
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Kamala and vaping: Democrats should follow Trump’s lead on this one.

Slate  

There are few sentences I am more loath to speak than “Donald Trump is right.” And yet, this past Friday afternoon, I reluctantly had to acknowledge that Trump was at least somewhat on the correct side of one of my pet issues. On the merits, Democrats have been getting tobacco harm reduction consistently wrong for years, calling for bans on …

'From 'build the wall' to 'save the Juul'': Trump's Friday vape vow draws instant mockery
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'From 'build the wall' to 'save the Juul'': Trump's Friday vape vow draws instant mockery

Raw Story  

Donald Trump went on a mini-posting spree on Truth Social Friday afternoon, including a false claim that he worked to help limit flavored vaping to stop kids from using it. "The Trump administration Thursday rolled out a limited ban on flavored e-cigarettes, enraging anti-tobacco advocates who called the measure a political capitulation that would cause more kids to become addicted …

Free vapes for children to be banned
1 year, 7 months ago

Free vapes for children to be banned

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak has announced a ban on rogue firms who target children with colourful free samples of vapes. “I am deeply concerned about the sharp rise in kids vaping and shocked by reports of illicit vapes containing lead getting into the hands of school children,” he said. “We should continue to encourage smokers to swap to vaping as the lesser …

Professor Sir Chris Whitty attacks marketing of vapes to children
1 year, 10 months ago

Professor Sir Chris Whitty attacks marketing of vapes to children

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Professor Sir Chris Whitty told MPs that the marketing of vapes to youngsters was …

Chris Whitty demands crackdown on kid vaping epidemic
1 year, 10 months ago

Chris Whitty demands crackdown on kid vaping epidemic

Daily Mail  

England's chief medical officer has called for a major clampdown on firms who get kids hooked on colourful and flavoured e-cigarettes. Sir Chris Whitty told MPs that there is 'no doubt' companies are designing vapes to appeal to children and branded their actions 'appalling'. NHS Digital, which quizzed nearly 10,000 students aged 11 to 15 on their smoking, drug and …

Curb vape sales to children due to potential risks, experts say
2 years, 3 months ago

Curb vape sales to children due to potential risks, experts say

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “So we strongly discourage anyone who has never smoked from taking up vaping or smoking.” …

Trump warns banning flavored e-cigarettes could lead to black market products
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump warns banning flavored e-cigarettes could lead to black market products

LA Times  

President Trump invites athletes to the Oval Office during NCAA Collegiate National Champions Day on Friday at the White House. He said the administration would announce its plan “very soon.” “We want to take care of our kids, got to take care of our kids,” Trump told reporters after listening to more than an hour of at times robust debate …

Editorial: Trump cravenly backtracks on vaping. Surprise, surprise
5 years, 1 month ago

Editorial: Trump cravenly backtracks on vaping. Surprise, surprise

LA Times  

Faced with a troubling outbreak of a mysterious vaping-related illness and the skyrocketing use of electronic cigarettes among teens, President Trump announced in September that the Food and Drug Administration would pull flavored electronic-cigarettes from the market, possibly within weeks. And even if they aren’t using the aftermarket products associated with the vaping illness, the high levels of nicotine in …

Trump backs off flavor ban for e-cigarettes, New York Times reports
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump backs off flavor ban for e-cigarettes, New York Times reports

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump has backed away from a proposal to ban flavored e-cigarettes, The New York Times reported Sunday. Asked about the Times’ story, White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere told CNN in a statement, “President Trump and this Administration are committed to responsibly protecting the health of children. At the time, US Health and Human Services …

Politics, Industry Backlash Stall White House Ban On Flavored Vaping Products
5 years, 1 month ago

Politics, Industry Backlash Stall White House Ban On Flavored Vaping Products

NPR  

Politics, Industry Backlash Stall White House Ban On Flavored Vaping Products Enlarge this image toggle caption Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Images Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Trump administration's plan to ban most flavored vaping products has stalled out, at least for the moment. But Paul Billings, national senior vice president of public policy at the American Lung Association, says …

Trump administration's plan to ban flavored e-cigs may create black market
5 years, 1 month ago

Trump administration's plan to ban flavored e-cigs may create black market

Daily Mail  

Experienced vapers in the US are increasingly making their own e-cigarette liquids - and the Trump Administration's planned ban on flavored e-liquids takes effect, it could drive more novice users to do the same and even lead to a black market, an expert warns. But if the Trump administration enacts a ban on flavored e-cigs as planned, a black market …

Melania Trump holds listening session at the White House to discuss teens and vaping
5 years, 3 months ago

Melania Trump holds listening session at the White House to discuss teens and vaping

CNN  

Washington CNN — Melania Trump hosted a listening session with a group of nine teenagers in the White House’s Blue Room on Wednesday afternoon, to learn more about how the growing trend of vaping has affected their lives. On September 11, she joined President Donald Trump in the Oval Office as he announced he would have to do “something very, …

The FDA tried to ban flavors years before the vaping outbreak. Top Obama officials rejected the plan
5 years, 3 months ago

The FDA tried to ban flavors years before the vaping outbreak. Top Obama officials rejected the plan

LA Times  

Vaping among youth has skyrocketed in recent years, in large part due to child-friendly flavors. Desmond Jenson, an attorney focused on tobacco policy at the Public Health Law Center, saw the decision as one that would lead to lifelong youth addiction and regret: “This was the moment we’d go back to in a time machine — the moment we could …

Mysterious vaping illness is ‘becoming an epidemic’, doctor says
5 years, 3 months ago

Mysterious vaping illness is ‘becoming an epidemic’, doctor says

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He doesn’t know,” said Dr Melodi Pirzada, chief …

Trump says he plans to ban flavoured e-cigarettes after spate of vaping deaths: 'People are dying'
5 years, 3 months ago

Trump says he plans to ban flavoured e-cigarettes after spate of vaping deaths: 'People are dying'

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump has said …

Trump to propose ban on flavorings used in e-cigarettes
5 years, 4 months ago

Trump to propose ban on flavorings used in e-cigarettes

LA Times  

President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar talk to the media in the Oval Office, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, at the White House in Washington. President Donald Trump says his administration will propose banning thousands of flavors used in e-cigarettes amid an outbreak of breathing problems tied to vaping. State and federal health authorities are investigating …

Melania Trump tweets concerns over e-cigarettes
5 years, 4 months ago

Melania Trump tweets concerns over e-cigarettes

CNN  

CNN — First lady Melania Trump on Monday aired her concern over the growing dangers associated with e-cigarettes and use of them by children. “Regardless of where products like e-cigarettes fall on the continuum of tobacco product risk, the law is clear that, before marketing tobacco products for reduced risk, companies must demonstrate with scientific evidence that their specific product …

Vaping: US surgeon general issues advisory on teen use of e-cigarettes
6 years ago

Vaping: US surgeon general issues advisory on teen use of e-cigarettes

CNN  

CNN — Prompted by an unprecedented spike in the use of e-cigarettes among teens, the US surgeon general issued a call to action for parents, teachers and health professionals about the negative health consequences of e-cigarettes at a news conference Tuesday. “The bottom line,” according to Alex Azar, the US secretary of health and human services, is that “in the …

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