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The revised EU Tobacco Products Directive came into effect May 2016, providing stricter regulations for e-cigarettes. [17] It limits e-cigarette advertising in print, on television and radio, along with reducing the level of nicotine in liquids and reducing the flavors used. [18] It does not ban vaping in public places. [19]
E-cigarette use is prohibited in workplaces and many public spaces, including restaurants and bars. It is allowed wherever smoking is allowed. [7] Communities can have stronger e-cigarette laws, e.g. covering parks, beaches, bus stops, outdoor worksites, and so on. [8] Sale of e-cigarettes to persons under 21 is prohibited. [9]
The Chicago Clean Indoor Air Act was updated to mention e-cigarettes in 2014, making it the first major U.S. city to legislate e-cigarette use. [94] The Chicago Park District's Board of Commissioners has discussed banning all forms of smoking in Chicago parks, beaches, play lots and other facilities, but there is not yet a municipal ordinance.
Frustrated by the slow pace of federal action, state attorneys general are waging their own campaigns against the sale and advertising of e-cigarettes to minors. More than a dozen AGs, including ...
(The Center Square) – New Illinois laws that go into effect Jan. 1 will place more restrictions on electronic cigarettes. One law prohibits the advertising, marketing or promoting of an ...
By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal government wants to ban sales of electronic cigarettes to minors and require approval for new products and health warning labels under ...
An electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), commonly called a vape, [note 1] [1] is a device that simulates tobacco smoking. It consists of an atomizer, a power source such as a battery, and a container such as a cartridge or tank. Instead of smoke, the user inhales vapor. [2] As such, using an e-cigarette is often called "vaping". [3]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to five electronic cigarette distributors, saying the products are being marketed illegally as safer alternatives to smoking and even ...