Walgreens and Kroger, two of the country's largest retailers, will stop selling e-cigarettes amid growing health and safety concerns.
Walgreens and Kroger, two of the country's largest retailers, will stop selling e-cigarettes amid growing health and safety concerns.
"Kroger is discontinuing the sale of electronic nicotine delivery products, or e-cigarettes, at all store and fuel center locations due to the mounting questions and increasingly-complex regulatory environment associated with these products," Kroger said in a statement also on Monday."The company will exit this category after selling through its current inventory."
At least 21 people have died from lung illnesses linked to e-cigarettes, according to the CDC and state agencies.
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