{"id":63435,"date":"2020-01-06T08:51:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T08:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=63435"},"modified":"2020-01-06T08:51:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T08:51:04","slug":"fda-officially-bans-flavored-e-cigarettes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=63435","title":{"rendered":"FDA officially bans most flavored e-cigarettes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While the number of individuals suffering from an acute, vaping-related injury remains steady at\u00a0just over 2,500, federal regulations on the devices contributing to the deathly illnesses appear to just be heating up.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, in a highly-anticipated move, the Food and Drug Administration\u00a0announced\u00a0a ban on flavored e-cigarette cartridges, including all fruit and mint flavors, but \u2014 notably \u2014 excluding menthol and tobacco (which is indeed considered a flavor here). Based on the new rule, companies will have 30 days to remove these flavored vaping products from their shelves before risking disciplinary action from the FDA.<\/p>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post2\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>Adv<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bagfactory.com.hk\/216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sun Winning Ind Co<\/strong><\/span><\/a>: Manufacture of Canvas Bag, Recycle Bad in China<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theunitravel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TheUniTravel.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span> : Find the latest\u00a0<em>travel<\/em>\u00a0and tourism\u00a0<em>news<\/em>\u00a0from around the world. Stay informed with\u00a0<em>travel news<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>updates<\/em><\/li>\r\n \t\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>While major retailers like Juul have already removed most flavored pods, earlier brands like NJOY will now have to take action. But both brands may benefit from a loophole in the legislation, which allows vaping stores to continue to sell \u201cvape tanks.\u201d Similar to pods and cartridges, tanks are stronger, long-lasting nicotine-containing devices that allow consumers to mix different flavors on their own and receive a stronger hit.<\/p>\n<p>Although companies like Juul sell single-use pods only, online retailers have begun selling\u00a0Juul-compatible tanks.\u00a0On top of permitting this method of flavoring, health experts are taking issue with the decision to allow menthol to remain on the market. Technically considered a flavor, menthol offers a cooling effect with a minty taste that has the potential to be appealing to teens \u2014 the\u00a0majority of whom\u00a0prefer mint over other flavors.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the decision has been characterized as a\u00a0reversal\u00a0from President Donald Trump, who in September declared a plan to ban all flavored e-cigarettes outright, including tanking devices.<\/p>\n<p>Still, in a statement from the FDA, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar insists the move is part of a \u201ccomprehensive, aggressive\u201d approach to curbing the spike in teen use of e-cigarettes, which is estimated to include as many as\u00a0five million nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy prioritizing enforcement against the products that are most widely used by children, our action today seeks to strike the right public health balance by maintaining e-cigarettes as a potential off-ramp for adults using combustible tobacco while ensuring these products don\u2019t provide an on-ramp to nicotine addiction for our youth,\u201d\u00a0said\u00a0Azar. \u201cWe will not stand idly by as this crisis among America\u2019s youth grows and evolves, and we will continue monitoring the situation and take further actions as necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whether or not the regulations are stringent enough, the ban is inarguably a step forward in controlling a product that has enjoyed, virtually, free-reign of the market since its arrival in 2007. The FDA, which announced this fall that e-cigarette companies would have until May 2020 to submit for approval, has struggled to gain regulatory control of the product \u2014\u00a0in part due to companies classifying them as \u201csmoking cessation products.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>Without specific rules on their products or marketing, parents, educators and school districts now allege that companies like Juul were able to specifically target kids. Juul denies these claims, insisting that it\u00a0never meant to market to teens, nor create a product that could cause\u00a0longterm damage. (At the time of publishing, Juul had not returned Yahoo Lifestyle\u2019s request for comment on the new regulations). The company now faces\u00a0countless lawsuits\u00a0for which it will need to bolster this statement with evidence.<\/p>\n<p>But based on Tuesday\u2019s new ban, it seems the days of unregulated e-cigarettes may be over \u2014 which is exactly what FDA commissioner Stephen M. Hahn is aiming for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we work to combat the troubling epidemic of youth e-cigarette use, the enforcement policy we\u2019re issuing today confirms our commitment to dramatically limit children\u2019s access to certain flavored e-cigarette products we know are so appealing to them &#8230;\u201d Hahn said in a statement. \u201cWe will continue to use our full regulatory authority thoughtfully and thoroughly to tackle this alarming crisis that\u2019s affecting children, families, schools and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the number of individuals suffering from an acute, vaping-related injury remains steady at\u00a0just over 2,500, federal regulations on the devices contributing to the deathly illnesses appear to just be heating up. 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