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FDA To Bar Juul E-Cigarette Sales In US: Report
The Food and Drug Administration is preparing to order Juul Labs Inc. to take its e-cigarettes off the U.S. market, according to people familiar with the matter. The FDA could announce its decision as early as this week, the people said. The marketing denial order would follow a nearly two-year review of data presented by the vaping company, which sought authorization for its tobacco- and menthol-flavored products to stay on the U.S. market. (Maloney, 6/22)
The move to ban Juul's e-cigarettes could come as soon as Wednesday following a two-year review of the vaping powerhouse's application seeking authorization to continue selling non-fruit-flavored products, the Wall Street Journal reported.聽The FDA has reviewed marketing applications from Juul and聽hundreds of other companies amid calls from anti-tobacco groups to crack down on products that led to a surge in youth vaping in the last decade. But advocates of these nicotine-delivering devices say they can help adult smokers kick the habit of smoking cigarettes聽or using other tobacco products. (Alltucker, 6/22)
Anti-smoking advocates said they are cautiously optimistic following a report that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing to remove Juul鈥檚 vaping products from U.S. shelves. ... If the report is true, 鈥渋t鈥檚 most welcome and long overdue,鈥 said Erika Sward, American Lung Association鈥檚 national assistant vice president of advocacy. (Weixel, 6/22)
Brand-loyal vapers are flocking to their favorite shops to stock up on Juul Labs Inc.鈥檚 e-cigarettes, amid news that the products could soon聽be聽taken off the market.聽鈥淢y husband is out on a Juul run right now. Gonna clear the shelves and hoard 鈥檈m like our incandescent bulbs!鈥 one user wrote on Twitter following the news, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, that the US Food and Drug Administration could order the company to stop selling its e-cigarettes as soon as Wednesday. (Muller, 6/22)