F.D.A. Seizes Documents From Juul Headquarters
The Food and Drug Administration conducted a surprise inspection of the headquarters of the e-cigarette maker Juul Labs last Friday, carting away more than a thousand documents it said were related to the company's sales and marketing practices.
The move, announced on Tuesday, was seen as an attempt to ratchet up pressure on the company, which controls 72 percent of the e-cigarette market in the United States and whose products have become popular in high schools. The F.D.A. said it was particularly interested in whether Juul deliberately targeted minors as consumers.
"The new and highly disturbing data we have on youth use demonstrates plainly that e-cigarettes are creating an epidemic of regular nicotine use among teens," the F.D.A. said in a statement. "It is vital that we take action to understand and address the particular appeal of, and ease of access to, these products among kids."
Previously: Tobacco Roundup (U.S. to Crack Down on Tobacco, Electronic Cigarettes)
E-Cig Maker Juul Valued at $15-16 Billion
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday October 04 2018, @06:18PM
There's expected lack of wisdom and then there's straight up Darwinian unfitness. Too many kids today are exhibiting the latter rather than the former because their parents had little to no wisdom to pass on. This is a big problem given that only a small portion of the wisdom you attempt to pass on will actually stick without said offspring having relevant experience to anchor the wisdom to. Wisdom you earn yourself comes from having to live with the consequences of your mistakes, which we as a society have decided is a terrible thing to allow to happen to people.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.