Juul's nicotine products have been allowed to stay in stores pending review of its application to sell them.

The Food and Drug Administration announcedThursday that it has reversed its ban on Juul e-cigarettes while it reviews new court decisions and considers updated information provided by the vape maker.

The FDA first ordered the company to stop selling its products in 2022, but they have stayed on shelves pending an appeal. Juul has maintained its status as the No. 2 e-cigarette maker in the U.S. during this time.

Now, the FDA says Juul’s products are back under agency review — although it emphasized that this new status was not an indication they would be fully cleared.

  • FireRetardant@lemmy.world
    206·
    5 months ago

    E-cigarettes are so awful for the planet (and probably their users). They shouldn’t be sold until some better waste management system for them is developed. Something similar to a beer can deposit may work.

    Each vape has a $2-3 deposit. All stores that sell vapes must accept old vapes and refund the deposit. This concentrate the waste to go to landfills or a recycling process and should help reduce litter from discarded vapes.

    The litter from the discarded vapes can be hazardous to the environment because they contain plastics, batteries, heavy metals, and addictive chemicals like nicotine. These same materials make the vapes difficult/expensive to recycle.

    • Chozo@fedia.io
      214·
      5 months ago

      I disagree, that just adds more red tape to the process. IMO, they should just stop making disposables altogether. A proper mod kit is way better for the environment, and significantly less expensive than disposables, in the long run.

      • Roman0@lemmy.shtuf.eu
        51·
        5 months ago

        Yep. While mods them self don’t cost nothing, in general I’d say (compared to what a cigarette smoker would spend) this activity is relatively cheap. Biggest cost for me is flavoring and nicotine. The rest is negligible.

        • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          62·
          5 months ago

          Incredibly dumb take, that’s how you get the dangerous shit on the black market killing people.

          Legal, taxed, regulated, not so hard to get you’re better off going to someone on a corner and losing a lung.

    • Cort@lemmy.world
      31·
      5 months ago

      Even without the deposit, just requiring shops that sell them to accept them back for recycling would make a huge dent.

      • FireRetardant@lemmy.world
        3·
        5 months ago

        People need an incentive to justify bringing them back to the store instead of tossing them out their window when they stop working.