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(Reuters) -Juul Labs said on Wednesday it was seeking U.S. authorization for a new e-cigarette that has age-verification capabilities and prevents the use of unauthorized refill cartridges.The ...
Pod mods cost about half as much as larger e-cigarettes. [100] The latest generation of e-cigarettes, "pod products", such as Juul, have the highest nicotine content (59 mg/mL), in protonated salt, rather than the free-base nicotine form found in earlier generations, which makes it easier for less experienced users to inhale. [25]
The leading seller in the e-cigarette market in the US is the Juul e-cigarette, [383] which was introduced in June 2015. [384] As of August 2018, Juul accounts for over 72% of the US e-cigarette market monitored by Nielsen, and its closest competitor—RJ Reynolds' Vuse—makes up less than 10% of the market. [385]
In August 2018, Vuse launched the Vuse Alto, [10] (marketed as Vuse ePod in Canada) [11] a pod mod-type vaporizer, which is the variant of e-cigarette that rival Juul is. [12] It was marketed as a direct competitor to Juul [12] and would become one of the best-selling devices in the market. [13] Former logo until 2021
Juul still sells pods and e-cigarette devices online and in retail outlets. While the company rose to fame with flavored pods, the only flavors it currently sells are tobacco and menthol.
A former top Juul executive alleged in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday that the company knowingly sold tainted or old products to customers and retailers.
A Juul starter kit sells for about $49.99. [25] Given the high nicotine concentrations in Juul, the nicotine-related health consequences of its use by young people could be more severe than those from their use of other e-cigarette products. [26] In 2017 Juul Labs was spun out of Pax Labs as an independent company. [4]
In August 2018, Juul introduced pods in 3 percent strengths for its mint and Virginia tobacco flavors. [76] This is equivalent to 30 mg/ml. Each cartridge contains propylene glycol, glycerin, flavorings, and nicotine salts. [77] Juul pods came in eight flavors until late 2019, of which mango was the most popular. [78]