President Donald Trump announced in September that he wanted to introduce "very strict" regulations - but now the sale of e-cigarettes in the United States is not being restricted as much as planned. In the future, the US government wants to ban those models that are particularly popular with young people. Specifically, this affects e-cigarettes with cartridges already filled in flavors such as fruit and mint, the FDA said. After a 30-day period, companies face fines that violate the sales ban.
Contrary to what was originally announced, this does not affect liquids with such flavors that other e-cigarettes can be filled with small tanks themselves. The tobacco and menthol flavors are completely excluded from the restriction.
To justify the recently announced ban, the FDA announced that it wanted to take action against the increasing use of e-cigarettes among adolescents, but at the same time take into account adult users who wanted to get away from conventional tobacco products with e-cigarettes. The United States recently raised the minimum age to buy tobacco products and e-cigarettes from 18 to 21 years old.
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In the United States, the deaths of dozens of people after using e-cigarettes have raised concerns. According to the CDC, more than 50 people have died, bringing the number of people affected to more than 2,500. The US state of Massachusetts has completely banned the sale of e-cigarettes until January 25.
However, the health complaints seem to be limited to users in North America. No similar increase in lung damage is known to date in Germany or anywhere else in Europe. The composition of the active ingredients of e-cigarettes is more strictly regulated in the Federal Republic than in the USA. (Read here in detail: How dangerous are e-cigarettes?)