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U.S. Alert Over Increased Sale of Chinese E-Cigarettes That Were Not Approved by the FDA

A new generation of e-cigarettes that has addicted millions of teenagers globally is hitting the U.S. market hard, with marketing that does not have the required authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These products, including the popular Elf Bar and Lost Mary branded products, are aimed at young audiences with flavors such as cotton candy and pink lemonade in disposable and affordable formats, and are being sold illegally, flouting U.S. regulations meant to protect public health, especially that of teenagers. Heaven Gifts, owned by 50-year-old Chinese tycoon Zhang Shengwei, is behind this growing wave of vaping. It has managed to position itself in the international mark... [Read more]

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