Juul Can Sell Updated E-cigarette with Age-Verification System, FDA Says
Vaping company Juul Labs on Friday received federal permission to sell an updated version of its e-cigarette, which includes an optional age-verification system designed to prevent underage use.
TL;DR
- Juul Labs received FDA permission to sell an updated version of its e-cigarette, named Juul2.
- The new device includes an optional age-verification system via an online app.
- The FDA decision allows Juul to sell a new version of its device for the first time in over a decade.
- Juul plans to seek authorization for flavors beyond tobacco and menthol for adult nicotine consumers.
- The FDA stated that smokers who switch completely to Juul can reduce their exposure to deadly carcinogens.
- Juul previously discontinued several flavors favored by teens and paid billions to settle lawsuits over teen use.
- The FDA authorized the device based on evidence that it offers greater benefits to population health than risks.
- Juul is no longer the top-selling e-cigarette brand in the U.S., trailing Vuse.
- Teen vaping rates have dropped, and teens who vape mostly use disposable e-cigarettes from China.