Three Companies Subpoenaed in Weed Vape Illness Investigation

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With hundreds sick across the country, and three deaths confirmed, the New York State Health Department is investigating what in THC vape cartridges are making people sick

companies may play a large role in the health crisis. In a statement, he confirmed that three companies that sell thickening agents containing vitamin E acetate had been served with subpoenas ordering them to assist with the FDA investigation. Thickening agents are meant to dilute and thicken vape oil mixtures, and are used almost exclusively in THC vape products.

Floraplex, a company that sells terpenes and diluents, had also quietly removed its listing for Uber Thick, a “high-viscosity terpene diluent” that retails for $3,499 per gallon, according to a To be clear, the FDA has said that it is too early in the investigation to determine whether vitamin E acetate is the culprit behind the recent spate of illnesses, with a spokesperson saying that “no one substance, including Vitamin E acetate, has been identified in all of the samples tested. Importantly, identifying any compounds that are present in the samples will be one piece of the puzzle but will not necessarily answer questions about causality.

that it’s a thin liquid so it tends to make the product more runny,” he says. “So when the consumer sees the product runny in their cartridge, they assume it’s less pure.” Vitamin E oil was primarily used as both a cutting and thickening agent, effectively to “In the past, vitamin E oil was used in relatively small amounts, or “less than 20% of the mixture,” says Hackett.

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Alan_Beard1 Thank you SO MUCH for reporting this with facts and integrity!

You'll prob be fine if you stay away from those fuckin off white and fortnite carts lmao

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