In response to the growing number of vaping-related deaths, Walmart, the world's largest retailer, said it would stop selling all e-cigarettes once existing inventory runs out.
"No consistent e-cigarette product, additive, or brand has been identified in all cases," she said.has doubled in the past 2 years. According to the 2019 Monitoring the Future Survey, 25% of 12For its investigation, the FDA has collected more than 150 vaping product samples, according to Mitch Zeller, JD, director of the FDA Center for Tobacco Products.
The agency is analyzing the samples for a broad range of substances, including THC and other cannabinoids,The FDA's enforcement arm -- the Office of Criminal Investigations -- has begun a parallel investigation, Zeller said. It will focus on the supply chain and figuring out what is making people sick."Identifying any product in the samples is just one piece of the puzzle," he said.
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