San Francisco considers becoming 1st U.S. city to ban vape sales
E-cigarettes since 2014 have been the most commonly used tobacco product among young people in the country.
Social media ‘influencers’ promoted vaping without suitable warnings, FDA says
The Food and Drug Administration sent warning letters Friday to four companies that used paid social media influencers to pitch nicotine solutions to their online followers, including flavors like Watermelon Patch and Strawberry Kiwi.
North Carolina becomes first state to sue e-cigarette maker Juul over marketing
The state's attorney general accused Juul's marketing practices of causing an "epidemic" among young people.
FDA investigates reports of seizures among e-cigarette users
Regulators stressed it's not yet clear whether vaping is responsible for the seizures, but they said they are concerned.
The percentage of students who reported vaping nicotine in the last 30 days doubled or nearly doubled among eighth, 10th and 12th graders since 2017, representing some of the largest single-year jumps ever recorded in the survey.
The Food and Drug Administration moved to ban sales of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars while announcing new guidelines for retailers selling flavored e-cigarettes in order to curb the rise in underage smoking and vaping. The ban is the biggest…
E-cigarettes are generally considered a less dangerous alternative to regular cigarettes, but health officials have warned the nicotine in them is harmful to developing brains.
The Food and Drug Administration issued its toughest crackdown yet on the makers of electronic cigarettes that have become increasingly popular with young people. Manufacturers now have two months to prove they can keep their e-cigarettes out of the hands…
Since 2017, FDA officials have discussed e-cigarettes as a potential tool to ween adult smokers off cigarettes. But now health officials says teenage use of e-cigarette has reached "epidemic" levels and is calling on the industry to address the problem…
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