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posted by chromas on Thursday October 04 2018, @10:40AM   Printer-friendly
from the truth-campaign-makes-anti-smokers-look-dum dept.

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."

Also at CNN and Time.

Previously: Tobacco Roundup (U.S. to Crack Down on Tobacco, Electronic Cigarettes)
E-Cig Maker Juul Valued at $15-16 Billion


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  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Friday October 05 2018, @01:15AM

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Friday October 05 2018, @01:15AM (#744432) Homepage Journal

    I support state-mandated parent for the very same reason I support gun control laws...

    And you're morally incorrect on both counts. Government in this nation was never meant to be anyone's master; it was meant to be our servant. Dictating how children will be raised against the wishes of their parents goes against that in about the most fundamental way possible.

    And just FYI: over 99% of legal guns will never be involved in the shooting of a human being, so there is most assuredly not an abundance of badness that needs dealt with.

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    My rights don't end where your fear begins.
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