TFK: Flavored products remain widely available three months after court-ordered deadline for FDA to rule on marketing applications.
Read MoreFDA: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants consumers to know certain “wellness” vaping products containing vitamins and/or essential oils are being illegally sold with unproven claims and could be harmful if used.
Read MoreCBS: Some vaping products have managed to avoid regulation by the FDA even as they grow increasingly popular among kids.
Read MoreWP: President Biden’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration would step into the role at one of the most critical junctures for tobacco regulation.
Read MoreNYT: A Senate panel hearing on Tuesday signaled that Dr. Robert Califf, who briefly led the agency during the Obama administration, had some bipartisan support.
Read MoreABC: A now-defunct e-cigarette retailer has agreed to pay $50 million to resolve allegations it marketed and sold vaping products to minors by appealing to their social media preferences, taste for fruit flavors and penchant to listen to influencers.
Read MoreWBTV: Some people are taking an unusual route to get a certain sleep aid in their body - by vaping it, and doctors warn that’s not a good idea.
Read MoreTime: Brookline, Ma., recently became the first town in the U.S. to ban tobacco sales based not on current age, but on birth date: anyone born after Jan. 1, 2000 will never be able to buy tobacco there, no matter how old they are.
Read MoreNBC CT: Providers and researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found links between vaping and mental health symptoms in children.
Read MoreNBC CT: Providers and researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found links between vaping and mental health symptoms in children.
Read MoreMayo Clinic: Unfortunately, today's teens, and even tweens, often know more about vaping than their parents.
Read MoreUnivision NY: La doctora Aída Capo explica el daño que pueden causar las sustancias que se consumen al momento del vapeo, como la nicotina. Asimismo, dice que un adolescente que usa estos dispositivos puede tener menos inmunidad, algo muy preocupante ante la amenaza del coronavirus. Se estima que actualmente casi cuatro millones de jóvenes fuman cigarrillos electrónicos.
Read MoreAP: Oregon’s second most populous county has passed the state’s first ban on flavored tobacco products.
Read MoreThe Charlotte Observer: North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein said Tuesday he is filing a lawsuit against Juul Labs’s co-founders months after reaching a $40 million settlement against the e-cigarette giant over the company’s marketing practices.
Read MoreWCNC: According to Stein, Puff Bar sells kid-friendly flavors, and several retailers across the state are selling e-cigarettes in close proximity to schools.
Read MoreNewsweek: The Minnesota Department of Health is turning to social media app TikTok in an attempt to encourage teens to quit vaping.
Read MoreNews Wise: “Tobacco-free nicotine” claims may reduce young adults’ perception of the health risks of e-cigarettes, according to a Rutgers study.
Read MoreCNN: Marijuana vaping by school-aged youth doubled between 2013 and 2020, a new study found, with reported use within the last 30 days rising seven-fold during the same time period.
Read MoreHealio: E-cigarette use was associated with increased risk for wheezing and shortness of breath in adolescents and young adults, according to new data presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.
Read MorePolitico: The Food and Drug Administration’s decision this week to authorize the sale of an electronic cigarette was a landmark for the vaping industry — but it may only deepen confusion about the sector’s future.
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