Federal regulators warned 13 e-cigarette liquid makers and sellers Tuesday that they need to change packaging that markets the tobacco products to children and\u2026<\/b>
\nFederal regulators warned 13 e-cigarette liquid makers and sellers Tuesday that they need to change packaging that markets the tobacco products to children and has led to some children accidentally drinking liquid nicotine.
Several of the online retailers were also cited for illegally selling the products to minors.
The e-cigarettes targeted had labeling and\/or advertising that looked like kid-friendly food products, such as juice boxes, candy or cookies, some including cartoon images.
There were more than 8,200 e-cigarette and liquid nicotine exposures among children younger than six between January 2012 and April 2017, according to a recent analysis of National Poison Data System data.
Children are at greater risk because exposure to the nicotine in e-liquid products, even in small amounts, could lead to death from cardiac arrest, as well as seizure, coma, and respiratory failure.
\u201cNo child should be using any tobacco product, and no tobacco products should be marketed in a way that endangers kids \u2014 especially by using imagery that misleads them into thinking the products are things they\u2019d eat or drink. said FDA Commissioner and physician Scott Gottlieb. \u00ab\u00a0Looking at these side-to-side comparisons is alarming.\u00a0\u00bb
Products targeted include: \u201cOne Mad Hit Juice Box,\u201d which resembles children\u2019s apple juice boxes, such as Tree Top-brand juice boxes; \u201cVape Heads Sour Smurf Sauce,\u201d which resembles War Heads candy; and \u201cV’Nilla Cookies & Milk,\u201d which resembles Nilla Wafer and Golden Oreo cookies; \u201cWhip\u2019d Strawberry,\u201d which looks like Reddi-wip dairy whipped topping, and \u201cTwirly Pop,\u201d which \u00ab\u00a0not only resembles a Unicorn Pop lollipop but is shipped with one,\u00a0\u00bb the FDA says.
\u201cNicotine is highly toxic, and these letters make clear that marketing methods that put kids at risk of nicotine poisoning are unacceptable,\u201d said Acting FTC Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen.
\u00ab\u00a0Companies selling these products have a responsibility to ensure they aren\u2019t putting children in harm\u2019s way or enticing youth use,\u00a0\u00bb says Gottlieb. He vowed to \u00ab\u00a0continue to take action against those who sell tobacco products to youth and market products in this egregious fashion.\u00a0\u00bb
FDA says it might file injunctions or seize products if the companies don’t take action to address regulators’ concerns.<\/p>\n

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