The FDA issued its long-awaited decision regarding Juul vape devices and pods earlier this week and included the controversial devices in its sweeping bans of electronic nicotine delivery systems. Citing “insufficient and conflicting” data in the company’s application to continue selling products, the order includes the sale and marketing of its vape devices as well as its remaining tobacco- and menthol-flavored liquids. The company made the voluntary ...
FDA Includes Juul in Vape Ban, Granted Stay by DC Circuit Appeals Court
Posted July 25, 2022 in Product News and Recalls
Studies Show Enhanced Coronavirus Risks Among Teen Vapers
Posted September 25, 2020 in Product News and Recalls
New studies out of Stanford University and the University of San Francisco appear to indicate a link between a young person’s use of nicotine vapes like Juul and the likelihood and severity of COVID-19 infection. The University of San Francisco’s study called smoking – which included vaping – the “most prevalent factor” for a young adult’s vulnerability to the illness.
The studies were discussed in a continue reading...
As Juul Kills Flavored Vape Sales, Lawsuits and Restrictions Continue
Posted November 30, 2019 in Product News and Recalls
As noted in a previous post, vape maker Juul recently announced it was terminating the sale of nearly all of its flavored pod systems. This includes their menthol flavor; one of the flavors most commonly cited in claims that the company intentionally targeted and marketed to youth customers.
Lawsuits against the company, however, have been stacking up. And parents across the country continue to await their chance to hold the ...
continue reading...Confusion, Frustration as Vaping-related Illness Numbers Continue to Rise with No New Answers
Posted October 11, 2019 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Product News and Recalls
The CDC has begun recommending that people discontinue the use of any electronic cigarette or other device used for vaping until it can say, with some degree of certainty, what has been making people sick across the country and, in some cases, costing people their lives. This recommendation is a change from the FDA’s initial direction on the matter that specifically targeted illicit, street-purchased vape ...
In Nation’s Second Vaping Death, Material Was Obtained from Legal Cannabis Dispensary
Posted September 30, 2019 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Product News and Recalls
The respiratory illness that has health officials across the country clamoring for a cause claimed a second life this month. However, in a twist that has taken an already awful situation and made it so much more complicated, the material that caused this death was obtained from a legal cannabis dispensary in Oregon.
Officials are declining to name the victim, the dispensary, or whatever brand of product may have been purchased at the ...
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