Category: nicotine

FDA bans production, sale of fruit- and mint-flavored vape pods

Post author By Randall
Post date January 2, 2020
Categories In ban, business, cartridge, e-cigarette, e-cigs, fda, flavored, fruit, medicine, mint, nicotine, Politics, Tech, teen vaping, tobacco, tomorrow, vape, vaping

[ad_1] The new restrictions make some important exceptions. First, they permit tobacco- and menthol-flavored goods. They also apply only to cartridge-based products, which the FDA says are easier for teens to acquire and conceal. Tank-based vaping devices, like those sold in vape shops that typically cater to adult smokers, are not restricted by the new […]

Congress is raising the minimum smoking and vaping age to 21

Post author By Randall
Post date December 19, 2019
Categories In congress, e-cigarettes, e-cigs, law, legislation, medicine, minimum age, nicotine, Politics, smoking, Tech, teen vaping, vaping

[ad_1] President Trump said last month that the administration planned to raise the minimum vaping age to “21 or so,” so this isn’t entirely unexpected. While the current legal smoking at is 18, it is already higher in almost half of all states, BuzzFeed notes. The change comes as teen vaping rates continue to increase. […]

A House bill could cap the concentration of nicotine in e-cigs

Post author By Randall
Post date October 7, 2019
Categories In bill, cap, e-cigarette, e-cigs, house, legislation, medicine, nicotine, Politics, proposed, raja krishnamoorthi, Tech, teen vaping, tomorrow, vape, vaping

[ad_1] The European Union enforces a similar cap, but the US does not currently have a national standard. According to CNN, Juul’s five-percent pods have 59 mg/ml. Juul has said that’s equivalent to the nicotine-per-puff ratio in a pack of cigarettes. Some say the high-nicotine content in vape products is one reason the rate of […]

Social media ads for vaping must include nicotine warnings, FTC says

Post author By Randall
Post date June 7, 2019
Categories In ads, Advertising, disclosures, fda, Ftc, gadgetry, gear, influencer, Influencers, medicine, nicotine, rules, Social Media, Tech, vape, vaping, vapor, warning

[ad_1] Solace Vapor, Hype City Vapors LLC, Humble Juice Co. LLC and Artist Liquid Labs each received a letter. They now have 15 days to review their marketing, including posts on social media, and to make the necessary disclosures. “These letters are a reminder that companies who use social media influencers to promote their products […]