Monthly Archives: September 2019
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Posted: September 12, 2019Categories: News & Media
PRESIDENT Trump’s proposal to ban all e-cigarette flavours has been questioned by health campaigners who say it could see millions switch back to tobacco.
The US president announced on Wednesday that the government’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would be putting out “some very strong recommendations” to force all sales of flavoured vape juice, other than tobacco, to be withdrawn from the market.
Critics claim, however, that Trump’s announcement is a knee jerk reaction to an outbreak of a severe respiratory disease in the US, which is being blamed on vaping. However many of those hospitalized have admitted to vaping a range of substances and marijuana-based products and do-it-yourself brews, not regulated products.
Trump, however, has said his proposed ban is to combat teen vaping and the FDA will now be developing guidelines to remove all flavours from sale, which have been blamed for enticing young people to vape.
The proposed restrictions would onl
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Posted: September 12, 2019Categories: News & Media
HEALTH officials have hit back over claims vaping is responsible for an outbreak of respiratory disease in the US and have reassured the public that regulated products continue to be safe to use.