Juul scores big win when FDA walks back marketing ban on its e-cigarette
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Juul scores big win when FDA walks back marketing ban on its e-cigarette

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 Read our privacy policy Juul, the e-cigarette, has scored a big win as the Food and Drug Administration rescinded its marketing ban on the product on Thursday. The FDA blocked Juul’s application after a two-year review, finding the documents “lacked sufficient evidence regarding the toxicological profile of the products to demonstrate that the marketing of the products met the public health standard required by law.” The FDA has now announced that it would be rescinding the action due to new case law and the agency’s review of information that had been provided by the the company. Juul, the e-cigarette, has scored a big win as the Food and Drug Administration rescinded its marketing ban on the product on Thursday. In response to the update, Juul Labs stated they “appreciate the FDA’s decision and now look forward to re-engaging with the agency on a science- and evidence-based process to pursue a marketing authorization for JUUL products.

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FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with Trump
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Federal officials on Wednesday released a far-reaching proposal to make cigarettes far less addictive by capping their nicotine content, a goal long sought by antismoking advocates that is unlikely to go into effect anytime soon. The FDA has spent years studying the issue and said Wednesday that cutting nicotine would help nearly 13 million current smokers quit cigarettes …

Belgium will ban sales of disposable e-cigarettes in a first for the EU
3 months ago

Belgium will ban sales of disposable e-cigarettes in a first for the EU

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — 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. Health minister Frank Vandenbroucke said the inexpensive e-cigarettes had turned into a health threat since they are an easy way for teenagers to be drawn into smoking and get hooked on nicotine. …

Supreme Court doesn’t seem convinced FDA was unfair in blocking flavored vapes as teen use increased
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court doesn’t seem convinced FDA was unfair in blocking flavored vapes as teen use increased

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A majority of Supreme Court justices didn’t seem convinced Monday that federal regulators misled companies before refusing to allow them to sell sweet-flavored vaping products following a surge in teen e-cigarette use. Teen vaping use has since dropped to its lowest level in a decade, but the agency could change its approach after the inauguration next month of …

Supreme Court wrestles with FDA’s attempt to curb access to flavored vapes
3 months, 4 weeks 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 …

Supreme Court rejects tobacco industry challenge to graphic anti-smoking images on cigarette packs
4 months ago

Supreme Court rejects tobacco industry challenge to graphic anti-smoking images on cigarette packs

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a challenge from major tobacco companies to the Food and Drug Administration’s requirement that they place graphic health warnings on cigarette packages and in The FDA issued a rule in 2020 that requires health warnings on cigarette packages and in Among the 11 text-and-image graphics created by the agency for compliance …

Health ministry reports 350 violations of e-cigarette ban, black market thrives
8 months ago

Health ministry reports 350 violations of e-cigarette ban, black market thrives

Live Mint  

The Union Health and Family Ministry's tobacco cell has reported 350 vape-related violations since 2022. Electronic nicotine delivery systems, or e-cigarettes, are battery-powered devices used to vape a flavoured solution containing varying concentrations of nicotine, an addictive chemical found in tobacco products. According to data from the ministry's tobacco cell, there were 44 violations so far this financial year, 263 …

Supreme Court to weigh whether regulators were heavy handed with flavored e-cigarette products
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court to weigh whether regulators were heavy handed with flavored e-cigarette products

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court took up an e-cigarette case Tuesday, weighing Food and Drug Administration decisions blocking the marketing of sweet flavored products amid a surge in vaping by young people. The FDA is appealing a lower court ruling siding with vape companies who argue the FDA unfairly denied more than a million applications to market fruit or candy …

Senate hearing to spotlight illegal vaping companies that have dodged regulators
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Senate hearing to spotlight illegal vaping companies that have dodged regulators

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear from …

FDA and DOJ pledge more cooperation on illegal e-cigarettes ahead of congressional hearing
9 months, 2 weeks ago

FDA and DOJ pledge more cooperation on illegal e-cigarettes ahead of congressional hearing

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Federal health regulators and law enforcement officials on Monday vowed to work more closely to stop sales of illegal electronic cigarettes, which have grown into a multibillion-dollar business in the U.S. while skirting government oversight. They include major disposable vape brands like Elf Bar, which was the most popular e-cigarette among underage teens last year, according to federal …

FDA and DOJ pledge more cooperation on illegal e-cigarettes ahead of congressional hearing
9 months, 2 weeks ago

FDA and DOJ pledge more cooperation on illegal e-cigarettes ahead of congressional hearing

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They include major disposable vape brands like Elf Bar, …

Illegal e-cigarettes are flooding the ports in Southern California and beyond
1 year, 2 months ago

Illegal e-cigarettes are flooding the ports in Southern California and beyond

LA Times  

Disposable flavored e-cigarettes are displayed at a store in Florida. “FDA whacks one product and then the manufacturers get around it and the kids get around it,” said Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, a Stanford University psychologist who develops anti-vaping educational materials. “Those committing illegal acts don’t advertise their crimes, and those trying to import illegal tobacco products into the United States are …

US seizes more illegal e-cigarettes, but thousands of new ones are launching
1 year, 3 months ago

US seizes more illegal e-cigarettes, but thousands of new ones are launching

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Federal officials are seizing more shipments of unauthorized electronic cigarettes at U.S. ports, but thousands of new flavored products continue pouring into the country from China, according to government and industry data reviewed by The Associated Press. “FDA whacks one product and then the manufacturers get around it and the kids get around it,” said Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, a …

French lawmakers approve bill to ban disposable e-cigarettes to protect youth drawn to their flavors
1 year, 3 months ago

French lawmakers approve bill to ban disposable e-cigarettes to protect youth drawn to their flavors

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s National Assembly unanimously approved a bill to ban single-use, disposable electronic cigarettes, in an attempt to protect young people drawn to their flavors and mitigate the environmental impacts of the disposable products known as “puffs.” Lawmakers adopted the bill in a late-night vote on Monday by 104 in favor, zero against. Disposable e-cigarettes — which cost about …

UK’s biggest manufacturer of cigarettes and e-cigarettes calls for tough rules on sales of products
1 year, 4 months ago

UK’s biggest manufacturer of cigarettes and e-cigarettes calls for tough rules on sales of products

The Telegraph  

Britain’s largest tobacco and vaping company is calling for e-cigarettes to be more closely regulated as it urges ministers not to ban disposable vapes. The company - which says “healthier alternatives” to smoking account for half of its revenue - said it backed the Government’s ambitions to make Britain “smoke free”. One in five children aged 11 to 17 has …

FDA rules six Vuse Alto e-cigarettes can no longer be sold in the US
1 year, 5 months ago

FDA rules six Vuse Alto e-cigarettes can no longer be sold in the US

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. Read our privacy policy The US Food and Drug Administration has determined that six Vuse …

LOCALIZE IT: E-cigarettes are pouring into the US despite FDA crackdown
1 year, 9 months ago

LOCALIZE IT: E-cigarettes are pouring into the US despite FDA crackdown

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The agency recently sent warning letters to dozens of …

Thousands of e-cigarettes are pouring into the US despite FDA crackdown on fruity flavors
1 year, 9 months ago

Thousands of e-cigarettes are pouring into the US despite FDA crackdown on fruity flavors

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Time and again, the vaping industry has innovated around …

5 takeaways from the AP’s report on Chinese disposable e-cigarettes flooding the US market
1 year, 9 months ago

5 takeaways from the AP’s report on Chinese disposable e-cigarettes flooding the US market

Associated Press  

How good a job is the Food and Drug Administration doing in its crackdown on kid-friendly electronic cigarette flavors? WITHOUT FDA PERMISSION The number of unique e-cigarettes sold in the U.S. has mushroomed to over 9,000 since 2020, when the FDA began restricting vaping flavors and requiring manufacturers to request permission to stay on the market. FDA’S FORMER TOP TOBACCO …

Vaping ban violations: Centre issues public notice for stricter implementation of Act
1 year, 10 months ago

Vaping ban violations: Centre issues public notice for stricter implementation of Act

The Hindu  

May 22, 2023 07:44 pm | Updated 07:44 pm IST - New Delhi With e-cigarettes easily available online and at tobacco shops despite a ban, the Union Health Ministry has issued a public notice for stricter implementation of the Act which prohibits manufacture, sale and The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act came into force in 2019. In the notice issued …

Juul to pay $462m to six US states over youth addiction claims
1 year, 11 months ago

Juul to pay $462m to six US states over youth addiction claims

Al Jazeera  

The states had accused Juul of falsely marketing its e-cigarettes as less addictive than cigarettes. E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc has agreed to pay $462m to settle claims by six US states including New York and California that it unlawfully marketed its addictive products to minors, the states have said. “Juul’s lies led to a nationwide public health crisis and …

At trial, Minnesota says e-cigarette maker Juul targets kids
2 years ago

At trial, Minnesota says e-cigarette maker Juul targets kids

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison personally opened his state’s case against Juul Labs on Tuesday, accusing the e-cigarette maker of using “slick products, clever ads and attractive flavors” to hook children on nicotine as the first of thousands of cases against the company reached trial. He said Altria bought its passive stake because Juul had found the key …

FDA fines e-cigarette makers for selling products illegally in ‘wakeup call’ to tobacco manufacturers
2 years, 1 month ago

FDA fines e-cigarette makers for selling products illegally in ‘wakeup call’ to tobacco manufacturers

CNN  

CNN — The US Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it has filed complaints against four makers of e-cigarette products, as the companies did not get authorization from the FDA to sell their products in the US market. From 2021 through last Friday, the FDA said it sent out 550 warning letters to tobacco firms, large and small, for …

Flavored cannabis marketing is criticized for targeting kids
2 years, 2 months ago

Flavored cannabis marketing is criticized for targeting kids

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — When New York’s first licensed recreational marijuana outlet opened last month, the chief of the state’s Office of Cannabis Management, Chris Alexander, proudly hoisted a tin of watermelon-flavored gummies above the crowd. For decades, health advocates have chided the tobacco industry for marketing harmful nicotine products to children, resulting in more cities and states, like New York, …

US: Supreme Court won’t block California flavored tobacco ban
2 years, 3 months ago

US: Supreme Court won’t block California flavored tobacco ban

Firstpost  

RJ Reynolds and other tobacco companies sought the high court’s intervention to keep the ban from taking effect by 21 December Washington: The Supreme Court on Monday refused a request from tobacco companies to stop California from enforcing a ban on flavored tobacco products that was overwhelmingly approved by voters in November. RJ Reynolds and other tobacco companies sought the …

Juul reaches settlements covering more than 5,000 cases
2 years, 3 months ago

Juul reaches settlements covering more than 5,000 cases

LA Times  

Financial terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but Juul said that it has secured an equity investment to fund it. Juul Labs has reached settlements covering more than 5,000 cases brought by about 10,000 plaintiffs related to its vaping products. Juul rocketed to the top of the U.S. vaping market five years ago on the popularity of flavors like …

Juul Labs settles litigation in the United States
2 years, 3 months ago

Juul Labs settles litigation in the United States

CNN  

New York CNN Business — E-cigarette maker Juul Labs said Tuesday that it has settled litigation it faced in the United States, resolving a substantial amount of legal issues for the company. “The global resolution covers more than 5,000 cases brought by approximately 10,000 plaintiffs against Juul Labs and its officers and directors,” the company said in a news release. …

Insider Q&A: FDA official on vaping’s “promise or peril”
2 years, 6 months ago

Insider Q&A: FDA official on vaping’s “promise or peril”

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — There’s been no honeymoon period for the Food and Drug Administration’s new tobacco chief, Brian King, the public health scientist now responsible for regulating the nation’s multibillion-dollar cigarette and vaping industry. The problems facing FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products have only multiplied since King’s arrival in July from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A: I don’t …

Juul's woes come full circle: E-cigarette maker must pay $438.5 million
2 years, 6 months ago

Juul's woes come full circle: E-cigarette maker must pay $438.5 million

Salon  

E-cigarette manufacturer Juul suffered a major financial blow on Tuesday after they tentatively agreed to pay $438.5 million as a way of settling an investigation into its controversial marketing practices — a significant sum for a company whose 2021 net earnings were $2.475 billion, according to their financial filings. It has been a long and winding journey for the embattled …

Juul to pay nearly $440M to settle states’ teen vaping probe
2 years, 6 months ago

Juul to pay nearly $440M to settle states’ teen vaping probe

Associated Press  

HARTFORD, Conn. — Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs has agreed to pay nearly $440 million to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products, which have long been blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping. The settlement, which includes numerous restrictions on how Juul can market its products, resolves one of …

Juul to pay $440 million to settle states’ teen vaping probe
2 years, 6 months ago

Juul to pay $440 million to settle states’ teen vaping probe

LA Times  

A two-year investigation by 33 states found that Juul marketed its e-cigarettes to underage teens with launch parties, product giveaways and ads, and social media posts. Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs has agreed to pay nearly $440 million to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products, which have long been blamed for …

Altria’s $13B investment in Juul e-cigarettes vaporizes
2 years, 8 months ago

Altria’s $13B investment in Juul e-cigarettes vaporizes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Cigarette maker Altria’s $13 billion investment in the troubled vaping company Juul has gone up in smoke — now worth less than 5% of its original value as U.S. regulators move to ban its e-cigarettes. Altria executives signed the $12.8-billion pact in 2018, betting that Juul’s popular vaping devices presented a lucrative alternate to tobacco products. In yet …

What Happens Next for Vaping
2 years, 8 months ago

What Happens Next for Vaping

Wired  

Do you even vape, bro? Last month, the FDA went after Juul, the reigning champ of the e-cigarette industry, and effectively banned the selling of all Juul products in the US. This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED senior writer Arielle Pardes joins us to talk about Juul's battle with the FDA and what it means for vaping and nicotine products …

Juul Nears Its Last Gasp—After It Hooked a Generation on Vaping
2 years, 8 months ago

Juul Nears Its Last Gasp—After It Hooked a Generation on Vaping

Wired  

Jason Jeong was a Cornell sophomore when, in 2016, he noticed classmates surreptitiously sucking on devices hidden in their sleeves during lectures. Jeong wasn’t the only one seduced by Juul, which combined the addictive pull of nicotine and the design of sleek tech products. By Jeong’s senior year, 2018, Juul Labs, the device’s maker, reached a $10 billion valuation, faster …

Juul, FDA suspend court case while e-cigarette ban on hold
2 years, 8 months ago

Juul, FDA suspend court case while e-cigarette ban on hold

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration and Juul agreed Wednesday to put their court fight on hold while the government reopens its review of the company’s electronic cigarettes. The agreement comes one day after the FDA placed a hold on its initial order banning Juul’s products from the market, saying that Juul’s application warranted “additional review.” Juul can continue …

FDA temporarily suspends order banning Juul cigarettes
2 years, 8 months ago

FDA temporarily suspends order banning Juul cigarettes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration issued an administrative stay Tuesday on the order it issued last month for vaping company Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the market. The FDA issued the initial order banning Juul sales on June 23. The FDA originally said Juul’s application left regulators with significant questions and didn’t include enough information to …

Juul can keep selling e-cigarettes as court temporarily blocks FDA ban
2 years, 9 months ago

Juul can keep selling e-cigarettes as court temporarily blocks FDA ban

Firstpost  

The e-cigarette maker had asked the court to pause what it called an ’extraordinary and unlawful action’ by the Food and Drug Administration that would have required it to immediately halt its business Juul can continue to sell its electronic cigarettes, at least for now, after a federal appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked a government ban. The FDA said …

Juul can keep selling e-cigarettes as court blocks FDA ban
2 years, 9 months ago

Juul can keep selling e-cigarettes as court blocks FDA ban

Associated Press  

Juul can continue to sell its electronic cigarettes, at least for now, after a federal appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked a government ban. The FDA said Thursday that Juul must stop selling its vaping device and its tobacco and menthol flavored cartridges. The FDA said Juul’s application left regulators with significant questions and didn’t include enough information to evaluate …

FDA Orders Juul To Stop Sellings Its Products In US, Says Company Provided Insufficient Data On Health Risks
2 years, 9 months ago

FDA Orders Juul To Stop Sellings Its Products In US, Says Company Provided Insufficient Data On Health Risks

News 18  

The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered e-cigarette company Juul to stop selling its products in the United States. The FDA said Juul gave insufficient or conflicting data about the potential risks of using the company’s products. “Today’s action is further progress on the FDA’s commitment to ensuring that all e-cigarette and electronic nicotine delivery system products currently …

Juul can keep selling e-cigarettes as court blocks FDA ban
2 years, 9 months ago

Juul can keep selling e-cigarettes as court blocks FDA ban

LA Times  

A federal court has put a temporary hold on the government’s order for Juul to stop selling its electronic cigarettes. The FDA said Thursday that Juul must stop selling its vaping devices and its tobacco and menthol flavored cartridges. The FDA said Juul’s application left regulators with significant questions and didn’t include enough information to evaluate any potential health risks. …

FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes tied to teen vaping surge
2 years, 9 months ago

FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes tied to teen vaping surge

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators on Thursday ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the 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 …

FDA, Juul: why the ban is bad news for public health.
55 years, 2 months ago

FDA, Juul: why the ban is bad news for public health.

Slate  

It started with a plan to curb deaths from tobacco. Combined with a broad failure to authorize other brands of e-cigarettes—the agency has authorized only a handful, and none in flavors other than tobacco—these decisions reveal an agency that is eager to simply ever further restrict tobacco and nicotine products, rather than allow smokers and vapers to choose from the …

Vapers rush to stock up on Juul e-cigarettes
2 years, 9 months ago

Vapers rush to stock up on Juul e-cigarettes

Daily Mail  

Smokers are rushing to stock up on Juul e-cigarettes after the Food and Drug Administration said their sale would be banned starting Thursday. The FDA today said it was banning the sale and distribution of Juul products because the company had failed to provide 'sufficient evidence' they were safe. Customers are rushing to snap them up Popular e-cigarette brand Juul …

FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes tied to teen vaping surge
2 years, 9 months ago

FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes tied to teen vaping surge

LA Times  

The 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. …

E-cigs using synthetic nicotine come under FDA oversight
2 years, 11 months ago

E-cigs using synthetic nicotine come under FDA oversight

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators will soon begin cracking down on vaping companies using a now-closed loophole, including a line of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes that have become teenagers’ top choice. The action targets Puff Bar and several other vaping companies that recently switched their formulas to laboratory-made nicotine to skirt FDA oversight. The change will allow the FDA to “hold e-cigarette companies …

E-cigarettes using synthetic nicotine come under FDA oversight
2 years, 11 months ago

E-cigarettes using synthetic nicotine come under FDA oversight

LA Times  

A woman holds a flavored Puff Bar disposable vape device in New York. The action targets Puff Bar and several other vaping companies that recently switched their formulas to laboratory-made nicotine to skirt FDA oversight. The change “allows FDA to protect the public health from the harms of tobacco products, regardless of the source of nicotine,” the agency said in …

FDA to gain power to regulate synthetic nicotine starting April 14
2 years, 11 months ago

FDA to gain power to regulate synthetic nicotine starting April 14

Daily Mail  

The Food and Drug Administration will gain the power to regulate synthetic nicotine on Thursday, potentially opening the door for a full fledged ban of flavored e-cigarettes in the United States. The FDA will gain the power to start regulating, and potentially banning, the use of synthetic nicotine starting Thursday Last year, the FDA banned the use of refillable mint …

FDA authorizes first e-cigarette, cites benefit for smokers
3 years, 5 months ago

FDA authorizes first e-cigarette, cites benefit for smokers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized an electronic cigarette, saying the vaping device from R.J. Reynolds can help smokers cut back on conventional cigarettes. “Today’s authorizations are an important step toward ensuring all new tobacco products undergo the FDA’s robust, scientific premarket evaluation,” said Mitch Zeller, director of the FDA’s tobacco center, …

In a first, FDA authorizes an e-cigarette, citing benefit for smokers
3 years, 5 months ago

In a first, FDA authorizes an e-cigarette, citing benefit for smokers

LA Times  

For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized an electronic cigarette, saying R.J. Reynolds’ Vuse vaping device can help smokers cut back on conventional cigarettes. “Today’s authorizations are an important step toward ensuring all new tobacco products undergo the FDA’s robust, scientific, premarket evaluation,” said Mitch Zeller, director of the FDA’s tobacco center, in a statement. …

FDA delays decision on e-cigarettes from vaping giant Juul
3 years, 6 months ago

FDA delays decision on e-cigarettes from vaping giant Juul

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Federal health officials on Thursday delayed a high-stakes decision on whether to permit bestselling vaping brand Juul to stay on the market, while banning the sale of thousands of other electronic cigarettes. Parents, politicians and anti-tobacco advocates have pressured the FDA for years to ban Juul’s high-nicotine devices, which many blame for the recent spike in underage vaping. …

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