Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued 22 warning letters to online and brick-and-mortar e-cigarette product retailers and manufacturers across the country who sell flavored, cartridge-based electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products advising them that selling these products, which lack marketing authorization, is illegal. The warning letters were sent to some establishments with well-known… Continue reading FDA Warns Retailers, Manufacturers to Remove Unauthorized E-Cigarette Products from Market
Tag: product liability insurance
39 States Investigating Juul’s Marketing of Vaping Products
Investigators from 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs, including whether the company targeted youths and made misleading claims about nicotine content in its devices, officials announced. Attorneys general from Connecticut, Florida, Nevada, Oregon and Texas said they will be leading the multi-state investigation into San Francisco-based… Continue reading 39 States Investigating Juul’s Marketing of Vaping Products
Pennsylvania Sues Juul, Demands Ban on Maker’s Vaping Products
Pennsylvania has joined a growing list of states suing leading e-cigarette maker Juul Labs, whose sleek vape pens and cartridges in fruit, dessert, and candy flavors have been blamed for contributing to a sharp rise in e-cigarette use among teenagers and adolescents. The lawsuit, filed Monday by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, alleges that Juul… Continue reading Pennsylvania Sues Juul, Demands Ban on Maker’s Vaping Products
More School Districts Sue Juul Over E-Cigarette Epidemic
The Davis Unified School District has joined a growing group of school districts around California in filing suit against e-cigarette giant Juul for its alleged role in promoting youth vaping among CUHSD students. The lawsuit was filed last Wednesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court, by the same attorneys also representing the Campbell and Chico… Continue reading More School Districts Sue Juul Over E-Cigarette Epidemic
Ford to Pay $30M-Plus for Lawsuit Over Transmissions
Ford Motor Co. has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit with nearly 2 million owners and former owners of Focus and Fiesta vehicles with bad dual-clutch transmissions known as the DPS6, according to court documents filed late Friday. A lawyer who helped broker the deal on behalf of consumers said the Ford payout could exceed… Continue reading Ford to Pay $30M-Plus for Lawsuit Over Transmissions
How Secrecy in U.S. Courts Hobbles the Regulators Meant to Protect the Public: Report
Something wasn’t right with the Rhino. Reports started trickling in to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in 2005 of people being killed or injured in the Yamaha Motor Co off-road vehicles when they tipped over. But no clear pattern emerged, and in the rough and tumble off-road world, accidents are common. The agency took… Continue reading How Secrecy in U.S. Courts Hobbles the Regulators Meant to Protect the Public: Report
Product Recalls Fall to Lowest Level in 16 Years
The number of consumer product recalls fell to its lowest level in 16 years in 2019, marking the third year in a row under mostly Republican leadership that federal regulators have announced fewer product safety problems, according to Washington Post calculations. But there are early signs that the new head of the Consumer Product Safety… Continue reading Product Recalls Fall to Lowest Level in 16 Years
Schools Seek Ways to Curb Vaping Among Students
Students caught vaping more than once at Northgate High School in Walnut Creek, Calif., are required to attend Saturday “vape school”—along with a parent. The four-hour Saturday requirement includes lessons on the dangers of vaping, a method of inhaling nicotine and other substances that has been associated with a nationwide outbreak of lung injuries and… Continue reading Schools Seek Ways to Curb Vaping Among Students
FDA Under Fire for Years of Delays on E-Cigarette Regulation
As the FDA pressures e-cigarette firms to stamp out youth vaping, the agency faces criticism itself for failing to rein in the fast-growing industry after years of bureaucratic delays dating back to the Obama administration. Despite recent tough talk, the FDA has yet to pass any new industry-wide restrictions after two years of rapid growth… Continue reading FDA Under Fire for Years of Delays on E-Cigarette Regulation
Big U.S. Retailers Pull J&J Baby Powder Off Shelves after Recall
Four major U.S. retailers, including Walmart and Target Corp, are removing all 22-ounce bottles of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder from their stores, following the healthcare conglomerate’s recall last week of some bottles due to possible asbestos contamination. J&J, which is facing thousands of lawsuits over a variety of products, said last week it was… Continue reading Big U.S. Retailers Pull J&J Baby Powder Off Shelves after Recall