Summary

After a two-year review, the Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it will ban all vaping and e-cigarette products sold by Juul. It's part of a series of more aggressive moves by the FDA to target vaping and smoking. For a transcript of this story, click here .

Five Facts

• What are Juul pods?


• Why were these vaping pods banned by the FDA?


• Who was using Juul pods that was of special concern for the FDA?


• When did vaping products like Juul pods become commonly used?


• How did Juul target younger users, according to the FDA review?

Focus Questions

Do you think the federal government should have the power to ban products based on the marketing tactics used by manufacturers? Why or why not? Media literacy: What evidence is used in this story to support the idea that Juul may have contributed to rising rates of teen smoking?

For More

Click on image to read post: FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes, widely blamed teen vaping surge

 

A woman smokes a Juul e-cigarette in this posed picture, near Jerusalem September 16, 2018. To match Special Report VAPING-REGULATION/JUUL REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun Then, watch this 2018 NewsHour piece Vaping in Schools: ‘Juuling’ Is Popular Among Teens Despite Health Risks.

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