I-FDA Ivimbela Imikhiqizo Emibili Ye-Vuse Brand Mint Evuthayo

Ngomhla zingama-24 kuJanuwari, 2023, i-US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yakhipha i-Marketing Denial Order (MDO) yemikhiqizo emibili ye-Vuse mint enongiwe.i-e-cigaretteimikhiqizo ethengiswa ngu-RJ Reynolds Vapor, inkampani engaphansi kweBritish American Tobacco.

Imikhiqizo emibili evinjelwe ukudayiswa kubalwa iVuse Vibe Tank Menthol 3.0% kanye neVuse CiroIkhatrijiI-Menthol 1.5%.Inkampani ayivunyelwe ukuthengisa noma ukusabalalisa imikhiqizo e-US, noma ingaba sengcupheni yesenzo sokuphoqelela i-FDA.Izinkampani, nokho, zingase zithumele kabusha isicelo noma zithumele isicelo esisha ukuze sibhekane nokukhubazeka emikhiqizweni engaphansi kwe-oda lokwenqaba lokumaketha.

Lesi yicala lesibili lokuvimbela imikhiqizo kagwayi we-elekthronikhi yalokhu kunambitheka ngemva kokuba i-FDA ikhiphe umyalelo wokwenqaba ukumaketha komkhiqizo onama-mint we-Logic Technology Development, inkampani engaphansi kwe-Japan Tobacco International, ngo-Okthoba nyakenye.

I-FDA ithe izicelo zale mikhiqizo azivezanga ubufakazi besayensi obuqine ngokwanele bokukhombisa ukuthi izinzuzo ezingaba khona kwababhemayo abadala zidlule ubungozi bokusetshenziswa kwentsha.

I-FDA iphawule ukuthi ubufakazi obutholakalayo bubonisa ukuthi okungewona ugwayi kunambithekai-e-cigarettes, kuhlanganise menthol enongiwei-e-cigarettes, "izingozi ezikhona manje nezibalulekile ekukhangekeni kwentsha, ekuthatheni nasekuyisebenziseni."Ngokuphambene, idatha iphakamisa ukuthi i-e-cigarettes enambitheka kagwayi ayinaso isikhalazo esifanayo kubantu abasha ngakho-ke ayifaki izinga elifanayo lengozi.

Ephendula, iBritish American Tobacco izwakalise ukuphoxeka ngesinqumo se-FDA futhi yathi uReynolds uzofuna ngokushesha ukumiswa kokugcinwa komthetho futhi uzofuna ezinye izindlela ezifanele zokuvumela i-Vuse ukuthi iqhubeke nokuhlinzeka ngemikhiqizo yayo ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka.

“Sikholelwa ukuthi imikhiqizo yokuphefumula enephunga elimnandi i-menthol ibalulekile ekusizeni abantu abadala ababhemayo ukuthi baqhelelane nogwayi ovuthayo.Isinqumo se-FDA, uma sivunyelwa ukuba siqale ukusebenza, sizolimaza kunokuba sihlomulise impilo yomphakathi,” kusho umkhulumeli we-BAT.U-Reynolds udlulise umyalelo wokwenqaba ukumaketha we-FDA, futhi inkantolo yase-US ikuvumele ukuthi kumiswe ukuvinjelwa.