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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 Taibhsear on Thursday October 04 2018, @03:03PM
Here's the thing though, back when I was growing up they banned Bidi's for the same reasoning as here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beedi [wikipedia.org]
If they can ban those, they should ban these. At least, that's the reasoning. However, as long as they just plain don't allow advertising for them I'd say leave them legal. You have to be 18 (some places increased the age to 21 now I believe) to buy the things anyway and they've been REALLY serious about checking ID's since I was a kid. I do see the arguments against selling non-nicotine e-cigs to minors though as it's a bit of a grooming type behavior to get them used to it before getting them hooked on the nicotine versions.