Spectrum News 1: Parents Against Vaping co-founder Meredith Berkman voices strong concerns about the FDA’s authorization of additional flavored e-cigarette products. Berkman emphasizes the risks these products pose to youth and calls on regulators to prioritize public health and youth protection over industry interests.
Read MoreSarasota Herald-Tribune: Parents Against Vaping advocate, Erin NesSmith of Sarasota, writes that her daughter, Ashlynn, began vaping at age 14. She became drawn to using e-cigarettes that were sold in candy-like flavors. Ashlynn's vaping use led to a growing addiction to nicotine, which created numerous physical and emotional challenges for her. In July 2024, Ashlynn died at age 20.
Read MoreLiving Dayton: Parents Against Vaping advocate Bruce Barcelo shares about the dangers of tobacco use and the power of prevention for World No Tobacco Day.
Read MoreDayton 24/7 Now: Parents Against Vaping advocate Bruce Barcelo joined Good Day Dayton Friday morning to discuss the latest data on youth nicotine use, the risks associated with vaping and nicotine pouches, and what parents, educators, and communities can do to help prevent nicotine addiction among young people.
Read MoreMSN: Parents Against Vaping co-founder Meredith Berkman called the recent FDA decision “devastating,” warning that “it threatens to undo all of the hard work that we and so many others have done.”
Read MoreCBS New York: Parents Against Vaping co-founder Meredith Berkman was featured expressing our outrage over the FDA’s decision to authorize Glas e-cigarettes in mango and blueberry flavors. The decision marks a troubling reversal of the FDA’s own longstanding position and contradicts the well-established scientific evidence showing the critical role flavored products play in attracting, hooking, and addicting youth.
Read MoreFox 9 Minneapolis: The Plymouth City Council approved major changes to its city code on April 28, banning the sale of flavored tobacco within city limits. During the meeting, council members said they wanted to "put the health and well-being of youth first," noting that flavors are a main reason kids get hooked on nicotine.
Read MoreABC News 11: Students from across North Carolina are calling on lawmakers to strengthen nicotine laws, pushing for legislation that would raise the legal age to purchase vaping products.
Read MoreABC News 10: New York Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed a new tax on vaping products and a state registry to combat illegal sales in her Fiscal Year 2027 Budget.
Read MoreKitsap Daily News: Student vaping, using e-cigarettes, is a growing concern in Kitsap County, as it is around the country, says the Kitsap Public Health District.
Read MoreWMTW ABC 8: Taxes on streaming services, cannabis, and tobacco go into effect in the new year.
Read MoreSpectrum News 1: A new Kentucky law requires retailers to sell tobacco products using a license. It allows the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Authority to investigate and enforce the law, handing out fines to any retailers selling without a license.
Read MoreABC 10: California has unveiled its first Unflavored Tobacco List, banning the sale of noncompliant flavored products.
Read MoreAZFamily: A vape shop with several Valley locations must pay back thousands of dollars for illegally selling tobacco and nicotine to underage customers, according to Arizona’s attorney general.
Read MoreABC News Channel 9: Alabama's Senate Bill 9 aims to modernize the state's indoor air quality laws by treating electronic nicotine delivery systems, such as e-cigarettes and vape pens, the same as traditional tobacco smoking in indoor public spaces.
Read MoreYahoo News: Vaping rates among American teenagers have hit record lows. However, experts fear those numbers may begin to rise again after federal cuts have shut down key anti-vaping campaigns.
Read MoreInvestigateTV: More teens are obtaining vapes illegally, purchasing them online and through social media. PAVe Advocate, Donna Bartlett, shares her son’s struggle with vaping and how easy it is for teens to purchase vapes online.
Read MoreMLive: Young children are swallowing nicotine pouches at an increasing rate, prompting a warning from a Michigan health system.
Read MoreDenverite: More than 70 percent of early ballots supported Referendum 310, which would keep the city’s “flavor ban” in place.
Read MoreCBS News: Smokeless tobacco products, including nicotine pouches, are now prohibited in all professional sports stadiums in the City of Detroit.
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