Vaping-related Illnesses Jump
U.S. health authorities on September 6, 2019 reported a spike in vaping-related illnesses to numbering around 450, including five deaths, in 33 states.
FDA Slams Juul
In a strongly worded letter, Food and Drug Administration on September 9, 2019 ordered Juul to stop marketing e-cigarette as safer alternative to cigarette and turn over documents, nicotine formula and communications to the federal authorities. FDA Acting Commissioner Ned Sharpless upped the ante against Juul, and in addition, issued a statement that blasted the e-cigarette company as "JUUL has ignored the law, and very concerningly, has made some of these statements". Jull's future profitability attracted an out-sized attention in December 2018 as the tobacco giant Altria Group announced that it would invest $13 billion in the e-cigarette company to acquire 35% stake.
Trump Administration to Ban Flavored e-Cigarette
Trump administration's Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said on September 11, 2019 that his department was in the midst of drawing up plan for "all flavored e-cigarettes other than tobacco flavor would have to be removed from the market".
New York Bans Flavored e-Cigarettes
New York became the first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes and vaping products as the state's Public Health and Health Planning Council on September 17, 2019 voted to this effect.
Vaping-related Illnesses Top 500
Federal health authorities on September 19, 2019 sharply upped the estimate of vaping-related illnesses to 500, including seven deaths in 38 states.
Massachusetts Gov Signs Menthol and Flavored Vapes Ban
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker on November 27, 2019 signed a law that would ban flavored vaping products, including menthol cigarettes, after the state had witnessed the recent bout of vaping-related illnesses. Massachusetts' action came after Trump administration began to dither on banning flavored vaping products after the president had publicly vowed to ban them. President Donald Trump retreat and dilemma came after a concerted industry push that had led to president saying that he would like to meet first industry representatives before taking action.
Vape Brand Identified behind Majority of Illnesses
The Associated Press reported on December 6, 2019 that CDC investigators had identified Dank Vapes as the primary driver behind surge in vape-related illnesses since the Spring 2019. About 56% of the hospitalizations have been associated with using Dank Vapes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also identified a chemical, Vitamin E acetate, as the primary culprit. The vape-related illnesses might have already peaked, and declined since mid-September 2019.
Trump Administration to Impose Less Ambitious Ban on Vaping
Trump administration on January 2, 2020 announced that it would impose ban on small, cartridge-based e-cigarettes of candy, fruit, dessert and mint flavors, ones popular with High School and Middle School students. However, acquiescing to the pressure from the vaping industry, Trump administration scaled back the scope of the ban to exclude two major categories:
* Mint- and tobacco-flavored small, cartridge-based e-cigarettes
* Large, tank-based vaping devices, mostly used by adults in the nation's thousands of vape shops
* Self-contained disposable products are excluded from the rule
Amid the Ban, Kids are One Step Ahead of Regulators
As federal authorities began the e-cigarette ban on February 6, 2020, The Associated Press reported that nation's students might be ahead of regulators in this game as they had switched their habit to disposable e-cigarettes not covered by the ban and sold under the brands such as Puff Bar, Stig and Fogg in flavors such as pink lemonade, blueberry ice and tropical mango. The ban does not apply to "self-contained, disposable products", only to rechargeable ones that use pods or cartridges that can be reusable.
U.S. health authorities on September 6, 2019 reported a spike in vaping-related illnesses to numbering around 450, including five deaths, in 33 states.
FDA Slams Juul
In a strongly worded letter, Food and Drug Administration on September 9, 2019 ordered Juul to stop marketing e-cigarette as safer alternative to cigarette and turn over documents, nicotine formula and communications to the federal authorities. FDA Acting Commissioner Ned Sharpless upped the ante against Juul, and in addition, issued a statement that blasted the e-cigarette company as "JUUL has ignored the law, and very concerningly, has made some of these statements". Jull's future profitability attracted an out-sized attention in December 2018 as the tobacco giant Altria Group announced that it would invest $13 billion in the e-cigarette company to acquire 35% stake.
Trump Administration to Ban Flavored e-Cigarette
Trump administration's Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said on September 11, 2019 that his department was in the midst of drawing up plan for "all flavored e-cigarettes other than tobacco flavor would have to be removed from the market".
New York Bans Flavored e-Cigarettes
New York became the first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes and vaping products as the state's Public Health and Health Planning Council on September 17, 2019 voted to this effect.
Vaping-related Illnesses Top 500
Federal health authorities on September 19, 2019 sharply upped the estimate of vaping-related illnesses to 500, including seven deaths in 38 states.
Massachusetts Gov Signs Menthol and Flavored Vapes Ban
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker on November 27, 2019 signed a law that would ban flavored vaping products, including menthol cigarettes, after the state had witnessed the recent bout of vaping-related illnesses. Massachusetts' action came after Trump administration began to dither on banning flavored vaping products after the president had publicly vowed to ban them. President Donald Trump retreat and dilemma came after a concerted industry push that had led to president saying that he would like to meet first industry representatives before taking action.
Vape Brand Identified behind Majority of Illnesses
The Associated Press reported on December 6, 2019 that CDC investigators had identified Dank Vapes as the primary driver behind surge in vape-related illnesses since the Spring 2019. About 56% of the hospitalizations have been associated with using Dank Vapes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also identified a chemical, Vitamin E acetate, as the primary culprit. The vape-related illnesses might have already peaked, and declined since mid-September 2019.
Trump Administration to Impose Less Ambitious Ban on Vaping
Trump administration on January 2, 2020 announced that it would impose ban on small, cartridge-based e-cigarettes of candy, fruit, dessert and mint flavors, ones popular with High School and Middle School students. However, acquiescing to the pressure from the vaping industry, Trump administration scaled back the scope of the ban to exclude two major categories:
* Mint- and tobacco-flavored small, cartridge-based e-cigarettes
* Large, tank-based vaping devices, mostly used by adults in the nation's thousands of vape shops
* Self-contained disposable products are excluded from the rule
Amid the Ban, Kids are One Step Ahead of Regulators
As federal authorities began the e-cigarette ban on February 6, 2020, The Associated Press reported that nation's students might be ahead of regulators in this game as they had switched their habit to disposable e-cigarettes not covered by the ban and sold under the brands such as Puff Bar, Stig and Fogg in flavors such as pink lemonade, blueberry ice and tropical mango. The ban does not apply to "self-contained, disposable products", only to rechargeable ones that use pods or cartridges that can be reusable.
FDA Authorizes the First e-Cigarette
Food and Drug Administration on October 12, 2021 authorized the first e-cigarette after the device had been in the marketplace since 2007. FDA authorized R.J. Reynolds' Vuse's Solo, saying that it had reduced, based on the data, the use of cigarette and its harmful ingredients. There are millions of e-cigarettes in the market, and Juul's many e-cigarette brands are pretty popular.
Juul Reaches $22.5 million Agreement with Washington State
Juul settled a lawsuit brought by Washington State Attorney-General Bob Ferguson on April 13, 2022 for $22.5 million, marking the fourth such settlement with individual states, including a $40 million landmark settlement with North Carolina. Ferguson filed the lawsuit in September 2020, accusing the e-cigarette maker of targeting the teenagers, leading to an increase of high school sophomore vaping addictive rate from 13% in 2016 to 18% in 2018.
FDA Orders JUUL Products out of Market
Food and Drug Administration on June 23, 2022 ordered vape giant Juul to withdraw its remaining products from the market after a two-year review.
FDA, JUUL Pause on Court Fight
On July 5, 2022, Food and Drug Administration announced that it would put its initial [JUUL products] withdrawal order abeyance. On July 6, 2022, FDA and JUUL reached an agreement to pause their court fight so that they could continue with their joint research on e-cigarette.
Juul Settles with more than 30 States for more than $440 million
Juul Labs on September 6, 2022 agreed to settle with more than 30 states for $440 million that would impose severe restrictions on e-cigarette maker's marketing.
FDA Approves Njoy's Vape Products
Food and Drug Administration on June 21, 2024 has granted approval to four menthol-based e-cigarettes for adult smokers from Njoy, which is part of Altria.
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