Walmart has officially banned the sale of e-cigarettes, citing lack of information on its health risks
Walmart has banned the sale of e-cigarettes at all its stores, citing the lack of information regarding its health risks.In the midst of a nationwide vaping-related illness epidemic that has resulted in at least eight deaths,In a statement, the company said that the lack of information regarding the health risks of e-cigarettes, as well as the increasingly complex regulations governing the industry, played a role in its decision to no longer sell them.
. At least eight people have died as a result, with the latest vaping-related death reported in Missouri. While the cause of the vaping-related epidemic is unknown, some of the cases have involved black-market THC cartridges cut with vitamin E acetate, a substance most often used in skin cream that is extremely toxic if inhaled. Black-market THC vape cartridge manufacturers have been known to add vitamin E acetate as a thickening agent to vaping fluid, andIn a call with reporters, Mitch Zeller, director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products,behind the epidemic.
States like Michigan and New York have passed legislation banning the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, with Governor Andrew Cuomo banning the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes on Monday. President Donald Trump has also indicated that his administration was mulling a . “We can’t allow people to get sick. And we can’t have our kids be so affected,” he told reporters last week.
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