Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has called for a statewide ban on the sale of flavored vaping products, including mint and menthol. The ban would not include tobacco-flavored products, according to the governor's office.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday called for a statewide ban on the sale of flavored vaping products, including mint and menthol. The ban will not include tobacco-flavored products, according to the governor's office."Today I'm specifically asking the members of the General Assembly to continue our work together to protect Ohio's children from addiction by banning flavored e-cigarette products, including menthol and mint," DeWine said during a press conference on Tuesday.
Researchers looking for cause of vaping-related illnesses 06:47Sixteen deaths have been identified nationwide as part of the multistate outbreak of lung injury associated with vaping: two in California, two in Kansas, two in Oregon, and one each from Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Nebraska, Virginia and New Jersey.Other states have taken action to prohibit the sale of certain vaping projects. Last week, Washington Gov.
Earlier in September, Michigan banned the sale of flavored vaping products and New York banned the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes. Previously, San Francisco became the first US city to effectively ban all e-cigarette sales.The CDC, US Food and Drug Administration, state and local health departments, and other clinical and public health partners are continuing to investigate the multistate outbreak of lung injury associated with using e-cigarette products.
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