Trump now says that all vaping is not bad

This tweet is another example of the President's withdrawal from a firm policy, as evidenced recently by his gun control policy. In this case, Trump initially promised to control the background after massive shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, but then softened his support for the new policies following conversations with the National Rifle Association, before going back to vague statements about the next steps.

Health and Social Services Secretary Alex Azar – Sitting in Oval Office with President, First Lady Melania Trump, and Acting Commissioner of the FDA – announced that the proposed new enforcement policy oblige the companies producing flavored electronic cigarettes to withdraw their products from the market. walk.

"It will take several weeks for us to release the latest guidelines that will announce all the parameters of the enforcement policy, then it will probably take about 30 days to come into effect, as usual," Azar said. .

But "at this point, all flavored electronic cigarettes other than the tobacco aroma will have to be removed from the market," said the secretary.

On May 20, he said, electronic cigarette manufacturing companies that manufacture tobacco-flavored products will have the opportunity to seek FDA approval. At that time, flavored product manufacturers would also have the option of filing applications, but their products would be withdrawn from the market until approved.

It's hard to say what effect Trump's quarterback could have on these plans, given that counterfeit products were not mentioned at the Oval Office's information meeting.

The first lady, whose platform "Be Best" focuses partly on child health and the fight against drug addiction, has expressed herself more than once in front of her concerns about the "kid". use of the electronic cigarette by children.

Trump, interviewed by reporters on Thursday, said, "We did not tell him anything except you do not vape, do not vape." We do not like vaping. I do not like vaping. "

Two former administration officials left the White House to work at Juul, a popular electronic cigarette company. A third works with the company as a consultant.

Thursday night, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have updated how they count the number of cases across the United States. The agency announced that she was aware of 380 confirmed and probable cases of lung disease associated with the use of electronic cigarettes in 36 states. It no longer reports possible cases or is under investigation.