FDA protects kids from illegal sales of e-cigarettes, e-liquids and cigars

"U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA)" <fda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> · Thu, 15 Sep 2016 08:25:32 -0500

Title:     FDA protects kids from illegal sales of e-cigarettes, e-liquids and cigars

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News Release
For Immediate Release: Sept. 15, 2016
Media Inquiries: Michael Felberbaum,
240-402-9548, michael.felberbaum@xxxxxxxxxxx 
Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA

FDA
  protects kids from illegal sales of e-cigarettes, e-liquids and cigars
Agency
issues first warning letters to retailers of newly regulated tobacco products
The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration announced today it has taken action against 55 tobacco retailers
by issuing the first warning letters for selling newly regulated tobacco
products, such as e-cigarettes, e-liquids and cigars, to minors. These actions
come about a month after the FDA began enforcing new federal regulations making
it illegal nationwide to sell e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah tobacco, and other
newly regulated tobacco products to anyone under age 18 in person and online,
and requiring retailers to check photo ID of anyone under age 27, among other
restrictions.

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