TheHill.com New York bans flavored e-cigarettes
New York on Tuesday implemented a statewide ban on flavored e-cigarette products amid rising concern over lung disease linked to vaping.
The ban comes after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) directed the New York State Department of Health to investigate companies that produce vaping substances. The probe found that nearly 40 percent of 12th grade students and 27 percent of high school students in New York are using e-cigarettes.
“It is undeniable that vaping companies are deliberately using flavors like bubblegum, Captain Crunch and cotton candy to get young people hooked on e-cigarettes - it's a public health crisis and it ends today,” Cuomo said in a statement.
“New York is not waiting for the federal government to act, and by banning flavored e-cigarettes we are safeguarding the public health and helping prevent countless young people from forming costly, unhealthy and potentially deadly life-long habits,” he added.
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