INSIDER - One tobacco giant — Reynolds American — is actively spreading millions of dollars to hundreds of state-level political candidates and political action committees, according to an internal corporate governance document reviewed by Insider.
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal: Policy could be paired with proposal to ban menthols; FDA must decide whether to pursue menthol ban by April 29.
Read MoreForbes: Practices like vaping, however, can throw off the oral microbiome's delicate balance, leading to health concerns for the mouth and the rest of the body.
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal: E-cigarette brand resumes online sales of its disposable vaporizers, saying they now contain ‘tobacco-free nicotine’
Read MoreHouse Committee on Oversight and Reform: “On March 6, 2020, the Subcommittee initially presented evidence to FDA that all U.S. sales of Puff Bar products were illegal and subject to immediate FDA enforcement action.”
Read MoreCNBC: The FTC is issuing orders to five e-cigarette companies including Juul and R.J. Reynolds for information on 2019-2020 sales, advertising and promotional data.
Read MoreSenate.gov: U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with 11 other bipartisan Senators, today urged Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Dr. Stephen Hahn to comply with the agency’s requirements to reject e-cigarette applications that do not protect the public health, as part of the FDA’s long-overdue product review for e-cigarettes that began on September.
Read MoreHouse.gov: Today, following the deadline for e-cigarette manufacturers to submit Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (PMTA) to the FDA in order to legally continue selling their devices in the United States, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi announced he will introduce legislation to add transparency and review to the e-cigarette approval process.
Read MoreThe Hill: Democrats on Thursday urged the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue new guidance to encourage colleges and universities to go tobacco-free in the fall during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreWall Street Journal: E-cigarette pioneer aims to shrink 2,200-person staff down to about 1,000 as part of broader retreat.
Read MoreSeattle Times: Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a consumer protection lawsuit Wednesday against vaping giant Juul Labs, saying the nation’s largest e-cigarette company targets underage consumers.
Read MoreCal Matters: Cotton candy vape, tropical fusion cigarillos and menthol cigarettes will be extinct in California after a bill aimed at stopping kids from getting addicted to tobacco sailed through the Legislature today— and the governor almost immediately signed it.
Read MoreSenate.gov: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), is calling on the Trump administration to take action following troubling reports on the potential increased risk that vaping poses for COVID-19 infection.
Read MoreScience Direct: First study shows true link between vaping and Covid-19. The Stanford led study just published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, shows that vaping is linked to COVID-19 risk in teens and young adults. The research found that young people tested for the virus and who vaped, were five to seven times more likely to be infected than those who did not use e-cigarettes.
Read MoreNewsweek: Vaping and smoking could raise a young person's risk of developing COVID-19 according to researchers who found 13-24-year-olds who used such products were five to seven times more likely to have the condition caused by the coronavirus.
Read MoreCNN: In a letter to the US Food and Drug Administration, lawmakers are urging the agency to temporarily clear the market of all e-cigarettes for the duration of the coronavirus crisis.
Read MoreHouse.gov: In response to a new study on adolescent vaping, led by Dr. Bonnie Halpern-Felsher of Stanford University and published today in the Journal of Adolescent Health, finding that e-cigarette users are five times more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 than non-vapers, Chairman Raja Krishnamoorthi of the Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy wrote to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Stephen M. Hahn, calling on the FDA to clear the market of e-cigarettes for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreColorado Public Radio: The rise of coronavirus in Colorado and around the U.S. has at least some people who vape or smoke reconsidering that habit, while others report feeling the need to do it even more. Public health experts say it’s a good time to quit smoking and vaping.
Read MoreYoutube: Powerful statement by @LoveLUVlife: "123 Lives a day ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Inspired by leaders like @KarenBassTweets to speak out on big tobacco's menthol killing 123 Black Lives every day.
Read MoreBloomberg.com: Juul Labs Inc. has filed an application with the Food and Drug Administration to continue selling its e-cigarettes in the U.S., the company announced Thursday, a highly anticipated milestone that will determine the fate of the once-highflying company.
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