Juul Labs has reached settlements covering cases brought by about 10,000 plaintiffs related to its vaping products. Buffeted by lawsuits, Juul announced hundreds of layoffs last month.
The advent of vaping revived nicotine addiction among young people after a dramatic decline. The FDA seems poised to at last yank some products aimed at teens from the market. Will it work?
The electronic cigarette maker has agreed to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states and Puerto Rico into the marketing of its vaping products, which have been blamed for a surge in teen vaping.
The company "will finally be held accountable for creating the youth vaping epidemic," the advocacy group Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes told NPR. Juul said it plans to fight the decision.
Researchers say adolescents often think that vaping pot is safer than smoking it. But it can increase the risk of dependence, other substance use and many other health, social and behavioral problems.
In a U.S. House subcommittee meeting Wednesday, Dr. Janet Woodcock, the acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, agreed that “any flavor of e-cigarette left on the market is likely to encourage youth to start vaping” and that “if FDA banned all flavored e-cigarettes, less kids would continue to vape.”
The FDA is in the process of determining which, if any, e-cigarette manufacturers will be permitted to stay on the market.
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