Published 16:26 IST, September 13th 2019
Donald Trump, wife Melania tell teen son Barron Trump to not vape
US President Donald Trump said that he and First Lady Melania Trump have asked their 13-year son Barron to not vape and have warned him about health hazards.
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United States President Donald Trump said that he and First Ly Melania Trump have asked ir 13-year son Barron to t vape. He furr said that y have warned ir son about health hazards of vaping. US President me statement on lawn of White House while responding to question of a reporter on evening of September 12. He also said that y told Barron that y don't like feeling of him vaping and have repeatedly told him t to vape.
“We haven’t told him anything except, ‘Don’t vape. Don’t vape.’ We don’t like vaping. I don’t like vaping,” Trump said.
Worried about increasing us of e-cigarettes in kids: Melania
A tweet by Melania Trump on September 9 said that she was worried about increasing us of e-cigarettes in children. She ded that everyone should pitch in and do everything in ir capacity to protect people from this epidemic and prevent nicotine carriers to become an diction for youth of country.
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Trump ministration to ban sale of vaping liquids
Earlier, Trump ministration h anunced that it would ban sale of vaping liquids used in e-cigarettes as y have been allegedly used by different companies as a marketing strategy that specifically targets children.
US has witnessed people numbering up to more than a hundred falling sick with unkwn lung problems and as many as 6 losing ir lives to horrors of vaping flavored e-cigarettes.
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With Food and Drug ministration ban coming into effect, organizations wanting to sell e-cigarettes will have to ask for official permits that would, in turn, allow m to sell ir products. entire process to get federal approvals may stretch to more than a year.
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FDA stamped approval
FDA fixed a deline of May 2020 for products alrey in market to put in an application for FDA stamped approval but w it is changing deline amid pressure from public over people falling sick due to unexplained illnesses.
Issuing of final set of guidelines with reference to policy could measure up to several weeks and at that time e-cigarettes would have to be taken off shelves in market.
In order to ensure safety of people, FDA will look into marketing strategy of flavored e-cigarettes, risks that entail after using m and influence y would have on an individual's behavioral characteristics.
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(With inputs from AP)
15:38 IST, September 13th 2019