US FDA “banned electronic cigarettes in fruit and mint flavor cartridges”

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s FDA notified companies to ban the sale of fruit and mint flavored e-cigarette cartridges and stop manufacturing, distribution, and sales within 30 days to curb the use of e-cigarettes by teenagers. Warned that there is.

Of course, this measure only targets cartridge type e-cigarettes, and tobacco and menthol flavor cartridges are still allowed to be sold. Due to the ban, the FDA has maintained that e-cigarettes are not a gateway to nicotine addiction for teenagers, but as a potential exit for smoking cessation of adults who have been smoking cigarettes, while expressing the supply of e-cigarettes to young people as a crisis. It said that it will continue to monitor and take further action if necessary.

It also announced that it is preparing to actively pursue lawsuits against persons involved in manufacturing and selling unauthorized products. It means that the law enforcement will be given priority to illegal businesses targeting youth.

At first glance, it may seem drastic, but this policy is limited to fruit and mint flavors among cartridge e-cigarettes, and does not apply to tobacco flavors, menthol, and large-scale devices handled in stores aimed at adult smokers. The foreign press says the new policy is a huge win for thousands of e-cigarette dealers by allowing them to sustain most of the billion-dollar e-cigarette market. In this regard, it is pointed out that the voices of criticism are rising from those who do not support e-cigarettes.

Congress recently passed legislation to raise the age of permission to use all tobacco products, including cigarettes and e-cigarettes, to 21 years of age or older. The bill is expected to go into effect in 2020. According to a 2019 survey, more than 5 million users of cartridge e-cigarettes among middle and high school students in the U.S., and many prefer fruit and mint flavors. There is also a point from the CDC of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that a substance containing e-cigarette liquid was involved in lung disease in which more than 2,000 people died and 54 people died. Related information can be found here .