Back-to-back courtroom losses have put technology giants, including Meta and Google, in uncertain territory as they face lawsuits and bans on teen users.
Category: Smoking and Tobacco
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F.D.A. Opens Door to More Flavored E-Cigarettes
The New York Times – Business:The agency is proposing allowing other tastes for vapes, like mint, coffees, spices or tea, to appeal to adults. At the same time, illicit candy-flavored types aimed at teenagers have flooded the market.
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Ashtrays Revived as Objects of Curiosity or Vessels for Weed
The once-ubiquitous ashtray is making a revival as an object of curiosity or a resting place for weed.
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F.D.A. Approves Juul Vapes After Yearslong Delay
The company was accused of marketing its products to teenagers, causing a surge in use.
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The Small Tweaks That Republicans Slipped Into the Domestic Policy Bill
In their fiscal package, Republicans have slipped in a hodgepodge of tweaks that are, at times, only tangentially related to the rest of the bill.
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Trump Budget Cuts Hobble Antismoking Programs
The elimination of a key C.D.C. office has slashed funding to states for help lines used by thousands to stop smoking and vaping.
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FDA Moves Forward With Last-Minute Push to Cut Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes
In the final days of the Biden administration, the F.D.A. is moving ahead with a proposal to require companies to produce a less addictive product for traditional smokers.
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FDA Tries Last-Ditch Move to Slash Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes
The agency is asking the White House, in the final days of the Biden era, to move ahead with plans to drastically reduce the addictive substance in traditional tobacco cigarettes.
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Zyn, Popular Nicotine Pouches, Are Redefining a Masculine Archetype
Zyn nicotine pouches have become a new symbol of American masculinity — and a surprising political lightning rod.
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‘No Smoking’ Sign on Planes Won’t Need Off Switch After FAA Rule Change
The Federal Aviation Administration did away with a rule that had required an off switch for the sign even though smoking on U.S. flights ended years ago.
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Teenage E-Cigarette Use Continues to Decline
The percentage of middle and high school students reporting that they vaped tobacco products dropped to about a third of those students reporting use of e-cigarettes at a vaping peak in 2019, a new survey shows.