The FDA has cleared the way for Juul's biggest rivals to keep tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes on the market, but a similar approval might not happen for Juul.
) is set to take Juul e-cigarettes off the market in the U.S., three years after the company stopped selling its fruity and sweet flavors after being accused of targeting minors.on Wednesday, which cited people familiar with the matter as its sources. According to the newspaper, the FDA could announce its decision as early as this week.Founded in 2015 and now headquartered in Washington D.C., Juul quickly became the most popular e-cigarette brand in the U.S.
Juul —which looks a bit like a USB flash drive— is immensely popular among teenagers and is considered something of a teen status symbol. Its appeal to young people, which has raised concerns of reversing long-term declines in the number of youths picking up smoking, is what first got the company into trouble with the FDA.
The federal agency started looking into Juul's products four years ago, prompted by accusations that the company's sweet and fruit-flavored products, together with Juul's glamorizing marketing strategy, encouraged people to pick up vaping instead of quitting smoking. Since then, the company has been trying to adapt to the closer scrutiny of regulators and the public, stopping the sale of sweet and fruity flavors in 2019 and voluntarily shutting down its
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