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If the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the U.S. House
of Representatives gets its way, all vaping products will be off the market
within days. In a letter to U.S. FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn, the
committee said the products need to be removed until the COVID-19 crisis is
over.
The letter referenced an April 1, 2020, request for the FDA
to remove e-cigs from the market, and noted the FDA’s failure to do so. We “can
no longer deny the danger e-cigarettes pose during the coronavirus,” the new
letter, dated August 11, 2020, said.
Vapers are at higher risk of coronavirus symptoms and of
being diagnosed with COVID-19. This is “particularly concerning, given that
young people are increasingly driving the spread of COVID-19,” the letter
added.
The committee gave the FDA until August 18, 2020, to respond
and confirm in writing that it will act on the request.
SOURCES:
MSN August 11, 2020
Committee on Oversight and Reform August 11, 2020