U.S. senators urge FDA to remove pod, cartridge-based e-cigarettes from market

WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Friday urged federal regulators to immediately remove all pod and cartridge-based e-cigarettes from the market until it can be proven the products are safe.

In a letter to Ned Sharpless, acting commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration , Senators Dick Durbin, Lisa Murkowski, Jeff Merkley and Richard Blumenthal cited recent reports of 530 cases of vaping-related lung disease, as well as eight deaths, in asking for the ban. “Unfortunately, many cartridge-based systems are easily able to be opened and modified, exposing adolescents to the additional dangers associated with refillable, and modifiable, e-liquids,” the letter said.

“I say very strongly we are hearing that the vaping industry, the e-cigarette industry, is lobbying heavily for an exemption for mint- and menthol-flavored,” Krishnamoorthi, a Democrat, said in a conference call with journalists.

But let’s keep cigarettes on the market. These senators are numbskulls.

Why not tobacco or alcohol as well?

almost all sickness and deaths are due to street THC cartridges... FDA is having hard time collecting details from sick people because the refuse to get prosecuted. Funny not one case in legal pot markets.

So normal cigarettes are healthier and rich with vitamins ?!! corrupt corporations

Hey my heroin has fentanyl in it....................crickets

And the real cigarettes

This is getting fvcking ridiculous.

Acid test: Any pol for controlling vaping products but not for gun control is either in pocket of big guns or big tobacco or both.

Support . We Vape ! We Vote!

Based on ignorant fear mongering. Ban cigarettes first and then we'll talk.

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