[HealthyTribes] FDA action against e-cigarette manufacturers: OHA statement and relevant article

Thu Sep 13 07:38:55 PDT 2018

Good morning Grantees,

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently called e-cigarette use among youth an "epidemic" and announced it would take action to reduce e-cigarette availability among youth. Below is a statement from OHA and a Washington Post article on the matter.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/fda-chief-calls-youth-use-of-juul-other-e-cigarettes-an-epidemic/2018/09/12/ddaa6612-b5c8-11e8-a7b5-adaaa5b2a57f_story.html?utm_term=.7c9f33b3fcd6

Please let me or your liaison know if you have questions.

Thanks,
Tara
Tara Weston, MPH
Policy Specialist
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY
Public Health Division
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention
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September 12, 2018

Contact: Jonathan Modie, 971-246-9139, phd.communications at dhsoha.state.or.us<mailto:PHD.Communications at dhsoha.state.or.us>

OHA statement on FDA action against e-cigarette manufacturers

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Tobacco remains sweet, cheap and easy to get in Oregon. E-cigarettes are the most popular tobacco products used among Oregon youth, with 13 percent of Oregon 11th-graders reporting e-cigarette use in 2017. These products are available in thousands of flavors with kid-friendly names and packaging.

Even though youth younger than 21 can't legally purchase tobacco in Oregon, retailers continue to sell tobacco products to underage buyers. In a report<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwOTEyLjk0ODI0MTUxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDkxMi45NDgyNDE1MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MDU1MTIxJmVtYWlsaWQ9am9uYXRoYW4ubi5tb2RpZUBzdGF0ZS5vci51cyZ1c2VyaWQ9am9uYXRoYW4ubi5tb2RpZUBzdGF0ZS5vci51cyZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9Jm12aWQ9JmV4dHJhPSYmJg==&&&101&&&https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENTIONWELLNESS/TOBACCOPREVENTION/Documents/InspectionCoReport.PDF> the Oregon Public Health Division released in July 2018, 22 percent of inspected retailers were found to have illegally sold e-cigarettes to youth inspectors younger than 21.

The Oregon Public Health Division is pleased to see FDA taking action against retailers and manufacturers that illegally market and sell addictive products to youth. This is the largest coordinated enforcement effort in FDA's history and aligns with the seriousness of tobacco as a public health issue. We will continue to monitor FDA's actions, support its efforts when we can, and continue our own initiatives to reduce the health and financial toll of tobacco in Oregon.

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FDA announcement: https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm620184.htm<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwOTEyLjk0ODI0MTUxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDkxMi45NDgyNDE1MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MDU1MTIxJmVtYWlsaWQ9am9uYXRoYW4ubi5tb2RpZUBzdGF0ZS5vci51cyZ1c2VyaWQ9am9uYXRoYW4ubi5tb2RpZUBzdGF0ZS5vci51cyZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9Jm12aWQ9JmV4dHJhPSYmJg==&&&102&&&https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm620184.htm>

OHA tobacco report: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENTIONWELLNESS/TOBACCOPREVENTION/Documents/InspectionCoReport.PDF<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTgwOTEyLjk0ODI0MTUxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE4MDkxMi45NDgyNDE1MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MDU1MTIxJmVtYWlsaWQ9am9uYXRoYW4ubi5tb2RpZUBzdGF0ZS5vci51cyZ1c2VyaWQ9am9uYXRoYW4ubi5tb2RpZUBzdGF0ZS5vci51cyZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9Jm12aWQ9JmV4dHJhPSYmJg==&&&103&&&https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENTIONWELLNESS/TOBACCOPREVENTION/Documents/InspectionCoReport.PDF>

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