Trump administration restricts most flavored vaping cartridges but not menthol
The Trump administration bans most flavored vaping cartridges except menthol and tobacco, a partial retreat from a full flavor ban.Summary
The Trump administration announced it will effectively ban all flavored vaping cartridges except menthol and tobacco, scaling back a previous plan to ban all flavors to curb youth nicotine use. The policy targets one-time use flavored pods like those used in Juul but not vaping liquids sold in adult-only vape shops. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said all e-cigarette products currently on the market are illegal because they haven't gone through FDA approval, and the agency allowed them temporarily to see if they could help adults quit smoking. Public health groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Lung Association, expressed disappointment, arguing that teenagers may shift to menthol or companies could relabel mint flavors as menthol. The FDA said it would take enforcement action against such evasion. Juul had already pulled flavored products, but other companies still sell them. The announcement follows a move to raise the legal tobacco purchase age to 21.
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