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FDA seeks limits on flavored vapes, menthol cigarettes, and flavored cigars
- America’s food and drug regulator is proposing to crack down
on the sale of
flavored e-cigs like the
Juul at convenience stores and gas stations, citing their
skyrocketing popularity among teens. - The FDA is also seeking to ban menthol cigarettes, and is
looking into restrictions on flavored cigars, too. - The moves are designed to combat a variety of products that
the government says contribute to kids being hooked on nicotine.
In an attempt to address what government regulators have called
an “epidemic” of
teen vaping, the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday
announced broad plans to restrict access to flavored e-cigs and
conventional cigarettes.
The FDA is seeking to restrict sales of flavored vapes to
locations where all customers are over 18. The government also
wants to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, according to
a
statement.
In anticipation of the FDA’s move, Juul Labs, the biggest seller
of e-cigarettes, announced this week that it was suspending
sales of its flavored products at retail stores.
Many of the proposals made on Thursday will still need to go
through the full government rule-making process, and are likely
to face pushback.
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