U.S. House lawmakers called an emergency hearing looking into a mysterious lung disease that has sickened at least 530 people and killed at least nine.
The House Oversight and Reform Committee's panel on consumer products is holding a hearing Tuesday on the recent outbreak in vaping illnesses.
Chairman Raja Krishnamoorthi points to a poster showing similarities between Marlboro cigarette ads and JUUL Vaping paraphernalia, during a House Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee hearing that heard testimony on JUUL's Role in the youth nicotine epidemic, on July 25, 2019 in Washington, DC.WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S.
Subcommittee chairman Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., said the outbreak has been exacerbated by "e-cigarette companies that make what appear to be unfounded and illegal claims that their products are safer and healthier than cigarettes."
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