NEW YORK.- New York Attorney General, Letitia James, sued Thirteen of the largest distributors of the United States for violating state laws and marketing these products among the youngest population, favoring an “vapeo epidemic” .
James accused some of the main manufacturers, distributors and retailer retailers, including Puff Bar, Demand Vape, Evo Brands or Safa Goods, of selling “illegally” electronic cigarettes of flavors that have become “extremely popular” among the youngest youth .
As the prosecutor says in an investigation, these companies “market highly addictive nicotine products, with caramel and fruit flavor, minor consumers, cheating on the safety and legality of their products.”
James said that none of the companies mentioned in the lawsuit has received authorization from the United States Food and Medicines Administration (FDA) to market its vapers, “so your sale is illegal according to federal legislation.”
The State prohibited the sale of flavored electronic cigarettes in 2020, but despite this, companies “have continued to sell these products.”
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The Prosecutor’s Office asks, in addition to the celebration of a trial, that companies pay hundreds of millions of dollars for damages, as well as economic sanctions for violating local, state and federal laws, and the permanent prohibition of the sale of these products In New York.
“The vapeo industry is making nicotine look good, hooking children and creating a massive public health crisis. For too long, these companies have ignored our laws in order to take advantage of our young people, ”James noted in a statement.
The prosecutor stressed that these companies have adopted “deceiving” marketing strategies that claim that it is a healthier alternative to tobacco and that they are directly aimed at young people, “with bright and colorful containers and campaigns in social networks of influencers.”
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