Startup of electronic cigarette "turns fashion" and sparked controversy in the US-PEGN
An electronic cigarette created by a startup in Silicon Valley, USA, has caused controversy. The Juul, the entrepreneur Kevin Burns, made a unit with the purpose of being a less harmful option to traditional cigarette. Only the marketing strategy went wrong: the product ended up conquering youth and became a health problem in the United States. As well as conventional cigarettes, Juul-but not nicotine contains other substances such as tar and metal waste. Still do bad for your health, a group of senators in the United States is pressing the FDA (American Health Agency) to take measures to prohibit the use by young people. "I've been thinking about these issues and we are finalizing a plan fo...
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