Curious and thirsty youngsters sometimes take a drink from these containers
"With these actions, the FDA will help significantly reduce youth initiation, increase the chances of smoking cessation among current smokers, and address health disparities experienced by communities of color, low-income populations, and LGBTQ+ individuals, all of whom are far more likely to use these tobacco products," said Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock, in a press release
Passive smoking, the inhalation of tobacco smoke by people in the immediate vicinity of smokers, is a major reason for the enforcement of smoking bans
Joseph Allen, assistant professor of exposure assessment science and lead author of the report, said: "Recognition of the hazards associated with inhaling flavoring chemicals started with 'Popcorn Lung' over a decade ago
Mass production quickly expanded the scope of consumption, which grew until the scientific controversies of the 1960s, and condemnation in the 1980s
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