Sen. Merkley Issues Statement on FDA Withdrawal of Flavored E-Cigarettes
September 11, 2019
September 11, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following statement after the Food and Drug Administration announced that it is temporarily pulling all flavored e-cigarette products from the market:
"This action is outrageously overdue. It's been clear for years that an epidemic of youth e-cigarette addiction was building; that companies were surgically targeting teens in their product and marketing strategies; and that the long-term health impacts of e-cigarett . . .
"This action is outrageously overdue. It's been clear for years that an epidemic of youth e-cigarette addiction was building; that companies were surgically targeting teens in their product and marketing strategies; and that the long-term health impacts of e-cigarett . . .