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California banned sales of flavored e-cigarettes in 2022, but stores a

Californians—including minors—are still able to buy flavored electronic cigarettes online, even after the state’s much-publicized ban went into effect. That’s the key finding of my team’s new study, published in JAMA Network Open.On Dec. 21, 2022, California enacted Senate Bill 793, which prohibited the sale of most flavored tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to people of all ages. Hookahs, premium cigars, and loose-leaf tobacco were exempted from the legislation.The ban was motivated, in large part, by a desire to…

Federal agents seize $18M worth of illegal e-cigarettes from China

Federal agents recently seized about 1.4 million unauthorized e-cigarette products from the Chinese manufacturer of popular brand Elf Bar, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Thursday.  The joint operation at a cargo examination site at Los Angeles International Airport resulted in a seizure of products worth more than $18 million, the agencies said.   In addition to Elf Bar, officials seized related brands made by the same company, including EB Design…

Groundbreaking Study Debunks E-Cigarettes As Smoking Gateway

A study by Queen Mary University of London indicates that e-cigarettes and other nicotine alternatives do not encourage smoking and may even compete with traditional cigarettes, hastening their decline. Comparing different countries, the study suggests a link between the rise of these alternatives and a decrease in smoking, but further research is needed for conclusive evidence.The most comprehensive study to date investigating whether e-cigarettes examining if e-cigarettes serve as a gateway into or out of smoking,…

Centre has important advisory for states on e-cigarettes

The Centre government has issued an important advisory to states on e-cigarettes. The government has asked states to report on its portal information on the availability of e-cigarettes on online shopping sites and retail shops. The sale and use of electronic cigarettes in India was banned by the Union government in 2019. The government launched the portal www.violation-reporting.in in May this year. It is aimed to help the Union Health Ministry collate information and take swift action on reported violations. "It is…

Govt launches crackdown, sends notices to 15 websites selling e-cigarettes; social media platforms may face action too

In India, e-cigarettes are strictly prohibited, but even so, some websites have been selling them. And that has forced the government to launch a crackdown against them. Now, the Union Health Ministry has issued takedown notices to 15 such e-cigarette-selling websites. They have been ordered to immediately stop the sale and advertisement of their products.According to PTI, six more websites are on the lookout list. In addition, the ministry is closely monitoring the advertisements and sale of e-cigarettes on social media…

Fruity E-Cigarettes Thrive Despite Teen-Vaping Crackdown

Disposable e-cigarettes, which have escaped FDA restrictions, make up more than half of the vaping market and come in flavors like cherry crush and watermelon. Disposable e-cigarettes, which have escaped FDA restrictions, make up more than half of the vaping market and come in flavors like cherry crush and watermelon. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary…

New Research Reveals How E-Cigarettes Affect the Lungs

By Wiley January 25, 2023E-cigarettes can cause changes in the lungs at the cellular and molecular level, including changes in the pulmonary immune cell composition and altered gene and protein levels in the lungs, according to the findings of new research on mice.New research published in The FASEB Journal indicates that e-cigarettes can cause cellular and molecular changes in the lungs. Specifically, prolonged inhalation of e-cigarette aerosols by mice caused changes in the animals’ pulmonary immune cell composition and…