E-Cigarette Liquid Packaged Like Candy Leads to U.S. Warnings
- FDA, FTC cite companies for misleading labeling, advertising
- Move follows sting operation that targeted retail sellers
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U.S. officials are intensifying their crackdown on e-cigarette products that they say are geared to entice children.
The Food and Drug Administration and Federal Trade Commission sent 13 letters Tuesday to companies that make and sell the liquids used in e-cigarettes, warning them for using false and misleading labeling and advertising. The nicotine products resemble juice boxes, whip-cream canisters and well-known candy and cookie packages like Sour Patch Kids and Nilla Wafers.