Jun 25 San Francisco becomes 1st major U.S. city to ban e-cigarettes By Associated Press Backers of the measure hope it will curb underage use of e-cigarettes. Continue reading
Jun 18 San Francisco considers becoming 1st U.S. city to ban vape sales By Samantha Maldonado, Associated Press E-cigarettes since 2014 have been the most commonly used tobacco product among young people in the country. Continue reading
Jun 07 Social media ‘influencers’ promoted vaping without suitable warnings, FDA says By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
May 15 North Carolina becomes first state to sue e-cigarette maker Juul over marketing By Amanda Morris, Associated Press The state's attorney general accused Juul's marketing practices of causing an "epidemic" among young people. Continue reading
Apr 03 FDA investigates reports of seizures among e-cigarette users By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Regulators stressed it's not yet clear whether vaping is responsible for the seizures, but they said they are concerned. Continue reading
Jan 24 Juuling skyrocketed among students in 2018, national survey finds By Sarah D. Sparks, Education Week 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. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 7:37 Will FDA’s latest restrictions reduce underage vaping and smoking? 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… Continue watching
Nov 13 E-cigarette company limits sales of some flavors to discourage underage use By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 9:40 FDA wants e-cigarette makers to extinguish use by kids 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… Continue watching
Sep 12 FDA calls teen vaping an ‘epidemic,’ weighs bans on flavored e-cigarettes By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press 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… Continue reading