Lawmakers Pressure the FDA to Regulate E-Cigs With New Report

Marketers accused of targeting kids and teens

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A group of 11 Democratic lawmakers in Congress are hoping their new report on e-cigarette marketing will motivate the Food and Drug Administration to move quickly to regulate e-cigarettes the same way it regulates all tobacco.

The 43-page report—"Gateway to addiction? A survey of popular electronic cigarette manufacturers and marketing to youth"—concludes that e-cigarette marketing, currently unregulated, is preying on kids and teens. It was based on information provided by eight e-cigarette companies as part of an investigation launched by the lawmakers last September.

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