Juul’s Claims It Helps Smokers Quit Questioned by Lawmaker (1)

Juul Labs Inc. is making fraudulent claims that its vaping devices help smokers quit cigarettes, the chairman of a House Oversight and Reform subcommittee said in a letter to U.S. health officials.

Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi, an Illinois Democrat, wrote Food and Drug Administration Acting Commissioner Ned Sharpless on Thursday urging the agency to look into the claims Juul is making and “take all appropriate enforcement action.” The House panel held a hearing on Juul in July.

Juul has become popular among underage vapers due in part to an early social-media campaign that appealed to kids and teens. Juul executives ...