FDA bans fruit, mint-flavored nicotine vaping products

The Food and Drug Administration said a ban on most fruit- and mint-flavored nicotine vaping products has been issued with the exception of menthol and tobacco.

With this, companies not abiding to the ban within thirty days will be at risk of regulatory action.

According to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, a comprehensive and aggressive approach would be taken to enforce the law.

FDA is banning cartridge-based nicotine pods but shops can sell tank-based flavored nicotine liquids.

Teen e-cigarette is on the rise and about 55 people have lost their lives across 27 states due to deadly lung illness that was linked to vaping.

Trump administration earlier had plans to ban the flavored e-cigarettes in September. However, issuing the ban was delayed in the final rule due to lobbying from vaping and tobacco industry.

A data reveals at least half of the United States teenagers who vape use Juul e-cigarettes and mostly prefer the mint pods.

Juul is owned by Altria and sales of its mint flavors were halted voluntarily after the study revealed risk associated to it.

CDC earlier revealed most of the lung illness patients vaped THC, which is an active ingredient in marijuana.

The officials added that no child should use nicotine products.

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids president Matthew Myers said, “Only the elimination of all flavored e-cigarettes can end the worsening youth e-cigarette epidemic and stop e-cigarette companies from luring and addicting kids with flavored products.”