Cumberland Times: AHA wants outright ban on flavored nicotine products

[LoveVanilla]

AHA wants outright ban on flavored nicotine products

The recommendations include:

• Ending internet and mail-order sales of ESDs.
• Limiting the sale of flavored liquids and refillable accessories to vape shops.
• Limiting entry and sales in vape shops to persons age 21 and over.
• Requiring manufacturers of ESDs to provide pre-sale disclosure of ingredients contained in the product.
• Bringing Maryland into compliance with federal law, which prohibits the sale of nicotine and tobacco products to anyone under age 21. State law exempts military members who are on active duty and present identification as proof of that fact.​

The American Heart Association said Tuesday that recommendations ... do not go far enough because they do not call for an outright ban of flavored nicotine products.

“We need to remove all flavored products because they are appealing to kids,” Laura Hale, the AHA’s director of government relations, told MarylandReporter.com. “We need to remove all flavored products because they are appealing to kids. And it doesn’t matter if that’s in a refill they can buy in a vape shop or if it’s a refill they buy at the corner store… . All of these products are addictive. All of these products are unregulated. And leaving any of them on the market is leaving an opportunity for youth to have access to them. And this is why we really need the comprehensive removal.”

 

[Jman8]

(This type of misinformation is...) Why I would never donate to the AHA.