The Duel Over The JUUL: FDA Zeroes In On E-Cigarette Industry, Teen Use Concerns

Altria decided to hedge traditional tobacco industry bets with a huge investment in Juul, the electronic cigarette company. But that was before Juul was clobbered by federal regulators......»»

Juul Labs Inc is halting sales in Indonesia, citing concerns that it can't stop retailers from selling its high-nicotine e-cigarettes to young people in a largely unregulated tobacco market......»»

The Marlboro Man may rule the day that cigarette giant Altria decided to buy a stake in vaping company Juul. Altria has now written down $8.6 billion of its stake in Juul, as legal concerns surounding e-cigs mount......»»

A majority of youth vapers use Juul, a new study shows......»»

Altria Inc took a $4.5 billion hit from its investment in embattled electronic-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc on Thursday, the latest setback for the startup as a regulatory crackdown on vaping threatens to upend the fast-growing industry......»»

Juul Labs Inc on Tuesday hired the head of regulatory affairs at its part-owner Altria Group Inc to take on a similar role at the e-cigarette maker, amid a regulatory backlash against the growth of teen vaping in the United States......»»

The chief executive of e-cigarette maker Juul stepped down on Wednesday as merger talks between its biggest investor Altria and Philip Morris collapsed in the face of a regulatory backlash against vaping that could reshape the industry......»»

Marlboro maker Altria's investment in vaping leader Juul Labs is looking increasingly like a multi-billion dollar mistake. Juul, as well as others in the e-cigarette industry, is facing increased scrutiny from state and federal regulators......»»

All stores must have it by 2021 Facing increasing scrutiny for its role in the teen vaping epidemic, e-cigarette maker Juul on Thursday announced a system meant to stop all retail sales of its products to anyone underage. The company is .....»»

U.S. health officials say teenage use of e-cigarette has reached "epidemic" levels and are calling on the industry to address the problem or risk having their flavored products pulled off the market......»»

The seized documents were related to JUUL’s sales and marketing practices, the FDA said......»»

Teens are 16 times more likely to use JUUL e-cigarettes than adults......»»

Juul pods contain 5% nicotine, which is the same as one pack of traditional cigarettes. When electronic cigarette maker Juul’s e-juice pods hit the market in 2015 with nicotine levels well above co.....»»

Taiwan's backend houses have seen their order visibility stay brisk despite concerns over a rapid surge in domestic Covid-19 infections, but long-term impacts of the pandemic remain to be seen, according to industry sources......»»

With Taiwan encountering a sudden rise in the number of domestically transmitted COVID-19 infections, concerns about the stability of Taiwan's IC industry supply chain have emerged......»»

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A.P. Møller – Maersk said it is taking container congestion and intermodal equipment scarcity seriously and addressing "the concerns of the U.S. export community and the trucking industry feeling the impact during this already difficult time." read more.....»»

It’s the latest move in the sports venue industry to expand hygiene programs and provide best practices to ease the concerns of fans and employees once they are allowed to return to live events......»»

Meat exports have surged despite concerns over work safety, as workers try to fulfill overseas sales purchased up to six months ahead of time-- before the coronavirus outbreak took hold in the US......»»