Some Vaping Flavors Banned as FDA Seeks to Curb Teen Use (1)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it would ban fruit and mint flavors that have been blamed for getting millions of children hooked on e-cigarettes, a months-in-the-making plan designed to curb an epidemic of underage vaping.

Under the new policy, companies that don’t cease the manufacture, distribution and sale of unauthorized flavored cartridge-based e-cigarettes other than tobacco or menthol within 30 days run the risk of being sanctioned by the FDA.

“Our action today seeks to strike the right public health balance by maintaining e-cigarettes as a potential off-ramp for adults using combustible tobacco while ensuring these products don’t ...