A coalition with 31 states and territories calls for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prohibit near all electronic cigarette liquids (Vape), as well as limiting the amount of nicotine available in these products. The demand, which also applies to oral nicotine products such as gum, is based on the argument that these products use adolescents.
The request for the coalition is based on the growing number of users of minors who started steady. Critics argue that the availability of tasty flavors such as fruits, desserts, mint and in the same way, to vaple more attractive teens who are also more risky dependency compared to their adult counterparts.
The coalition says that the FDA should fully prohibit the aromas of menthol, fruits, mint and candy steam to reduce the call of electronic cigarettes in young people. The group cites investigations that found the overwhelming majority of teenagers choose these flavors on their tasty tobacco counterparts.
Beyond that, the coalition wants the FDA to limit the amount of nicotine can be present in oral and vaprous tobacco products, citing the effect of stimulant on brain development. The coalition argues that high nicotine levels available in some of these products open the way for any nicotine poisoning to class and mental health problems.
The coalition is formed by the generals of the prosecutors of many states, including California, Alaska, Michigan, Nevada, Washington, Wisconsin, Vermont, Utah, Rhode Island and others. The Food and Drug Administration has not published a public statement on the petition at that time.
