FDA Orders 10 Companies to Stop Selling Their E-Cigarette Products

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The companies are accused of illegally marketing and/or distributing their e-cigarette products, many of which are targeted toward teenagers. Getty Images

The Food and Drug Administration has ordered 10 e-cigarette companies to remove their products from the market.
Three of the companies are accused of illegally marketing their e-cigarettes.
Seven companies are accused of illegally selling or distributing flavored electronic nicotine products.
One expert says the flavored products can more easily hook teens on e-cigarettes due to their appealing taste.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent warning letters to 10 companies about selling flavored, disposable e-cigarettes that especially appeal to young people without having proper approval.

“Despite suspending in-person activities — such as retail compliance checks and vape shop inspections — due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our enforcement against unauthorized e-cigarettes products has endured,” said Mitch Zeller, JD, director of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, in the FDA announcement. “These warning letters are the result of ongoing internet monitoring for violations of tobacco laws and regulations.”

The FDA said the companies on the list must remove their flavored, disposable e-cigarettes and youth-appealing e-liquid products from the market because they don’t have the necessary premarket authorization.

“The FDA continues to prioritize enforcement against e-cigarette products, specifically those most appealing and accessible to youth,” said Dr. Stephen M. Hahn, the commissioner of the FDA, in the agency’s statement.

“We are concerned about the popularity of these products among youth and want to make it clear to all tobacco product manufacturers and retailers that, even during the ongoing pandemic, the FDA is keeping a close watch on the marketplace and will hold companies accountable,” he said.

The FDA officially accused Cool Clouds Distribution Inc. (also known as Puff Bar), HQD Tech USA, and Myle Vape Inc. of illegally marketing e-cigarettes.

The FDA said websites for each company revealed each was selling or distributing unauthorized tobacco products first introduced after Aug. 8, 2016. That was the effective date of new regulations that extended the FDA’s authority to all tobacco products.

The FDA also accused the three companies of marketing their products as “modified risk” without FDA approval.

The agency also sent warning letters to Eleaf USA, Vape Deal LLC, Majestic Vapor LLC, E Cigarette Empire LLC, Ohm City Vapes Inc., Breazy Inc., and Hina Singh Enterprises.

All seven companies were accused of selling or distributing unauthorized electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) targeted to youth.

All were cited for marketing unauthorized e-liquids that imitate packaging for food products targeted to youth, such as Twinkies, Cherry Coke,…