FDA Targets More Vapes

While COVID rises in the U.S., the FDA continues on with its regulation of vape products. This time, the FDA focused on one of the biggest criticisms of the original ban on pods - disposable devices. Due to the wording of the original ban, people continued to sell disposables. However, FDA reserved the right to go after products they believed appealed to children. As teens began to use disposable vapes only days after pods were banned, it is unsurprising they would be the FDA’s latest target. 

The disposable vape companies they targeted included the most popular brand, Puff Bars. Puff Bars were generally considered a shady and confusing company - there is still very little information on where they are manufactured, or which of the official sites is the real Puff Bar. Puff Bar’s questionable origins and shoddy manufacturing made it unpopular among adults. However, it was very popular among teens due to its low initial investment and ease of hiding. 

Other disposable vapes were told to stop sales as well. Several online distributors were also warned for selling pods and e-liquids with packaging that were considered appealing to children. 

Disposable Vape Companies Warned: 

• Puff Bar, Cool Clouds Distro
• HQD Tech USA LLC 
• Myle Vape Inc.

Vendors warned for selling specific products: 

• Eleaf USA for selling: 
• Remit Orange Cream Pod Packs
• Remit Orange Dream Nic Salt Pod Packs
• Remit Tropical Blend Pod Packs
• Remit Tropical Oasis Nic Salt Pod Packs
• Yami Vapor Ninja Man (100ml bottles) 
• Vape Deal LLC for selling: 
• Naked 100 E-Liquid Pods - Amazing Mango and 
• Strawberry Churrios by The Milkman (60ml)
• Majestic Vapor LLC for selling:  
• The FITT by Envii Starter Kit – Fruit
• The FITT by Envii  Starter Kit – Cream
• Steep Vapors – Pop Deez (120ml bottles)
• E Cigarette Empire LLC for selling: 
• Kilo 1K Replacement Pods – Strawberry Milk
• Drip Fried Cream Cakes E Juice By Fryd (120ml bottles)
• Ohm City Vapes Inc. for selling: 
• Puff Bar Pods Juul Compatible – Strawberry
• Skol Pods Juul Compatible – Double Apple
• Skol Pods Juul Compatible – Mango
• Original Cinnaroo by Cloud Thieves (100ml bottles)
• Breazy Inc. for selling: 
• Baset Thor Multi-Flavor Pod Cartridges (3 Pack) 
• Osiris Thor Pod Cartridges (3 Pack)
• Raa Thor Pod Cartridges (3 Pack) 
• Unicorn Frappe – Juice Man E Liquid (100ml bottles)
• Hina Singh Enterprises (doing business as Just Eliquids Distro Inc.)  for selling: 
• Salteez Pods – Blue Razz Gummy 
• Juice Man USA E-Juice – Cherry Lime Cola (100ml bottles)

At this point, the FDA is still being fairly reserved on what it chooses to enforce its authority over. Overall, they were focusing on sites that were still selling pods, disposable devices, and packaging that they could claim had a resemblance to packaged, sweet foods.

References:

FDA Notifies Companies, Including Puff Bar, to Remove Flavored Disposable E-Cigarettes and Youth-Appealing E-Liquids from Market for Not Having Required Authorization

Puff Bar: A Preview of the Post-PMTA Vaping Industry