The FDA cracks down on vape and e-cigarettes

The Food and Drug Administration announced a crackdown on vape and e-cigarette companies on Tuesday, April 24, enforcing actions regarding preventing youth usage.

The FDA is pursuing a new policy that will prevent teenagers from gaining access to these products and eventually becoming addicted. The crackdown consists of undercover blitzing all e-cigarette companies and online retailers and questioning their motives and recent history targeting of sales to minors.

“As we work to keep kids from making the deadly progression from experimentation to regular cigarette use, it’s imperative that we also make sure children and teenagers aren’t getting hooked on more novel nicotine-delivery products” FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said.