PBS: FDA calls for removal of fruity, disposable vapes

[LoveVanilla]

FDA calls for removal of fruity, disposable vapes

U.S. health officials are cracking down on a brand of fruity disposable e-cigarettes that is popular with teenagers, saying the company never received permission to sell them in the U.S.

The Food and Drug Administration sent a letter Monday telling the company to remove Puff Bar e-cigarettes from the market within 15 business days, including flavors like mango, pink lemonade and strawberry. The agency sent warning letters to nine other companies either selling similarly unauthorized e-cigarettes or nicotine solutions that illegally appeal to children. Some of those mimic packaging of sweets and cereals like Twinkies and Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

The regulatory action comes months after anti-vaping advocates warned that disposable vapes like Puff Bar were a glaring loophole in the FDA’s ban on flavored e-cigarettes. That policy, which took effect in February, narrowly targeted reusable vaping devices like Juul, the blockbuster brand that helped trigger the teen vaping craze in the U.S. Under the policy, only menthol and tobacco flavors were allowed for those devices. But the flavor restrictions did not apply to disposable vaping products like Puff Bar.

From elsewhere, nine companies were targeted. And

“FDA has requested responses from each firm within 15 working days detailing how each company intends to address the agency’s concerns…” the warning announcement said. “Failure to correct violations may result in further action such as a civil money penalty complaint, seizure or injunction. In addition, misbranded or adulterated products imported into the U.S. are subject to detention and refusal of admission.”

 

[somdcomputerguy]

So 'U.S. Health Officials' are saying 'because you found a loophole to jump thru in our poorly written rules' are saying 'you didn't have permission to sell those things here'.. But the children must be protected.

 

[zoiDman]

If you Copy n' Paste "Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act" into the Search Box in the link below, you can see the Letters that have been sent.

Warning Letters

 

[Katya]

But the children must be protected.

That's been their mantra forever. I received three replies lately from my senators and my Congress rep--Save the Children. All three could have been written by same person.

 

[somdcomputerguy]

That's been their mantra forever. I received three replies lately from my senators and my Congress rep--Save the Children. All three could have been written by same person.

I'm pretty sure the template for those reply letters were written by the same person..