Cuomo Signals N.Y. Crackdown on Vaping Products After Illnesses
- Governor cites ‘public health phenomenon’ for emergency action
- State health department to order health warnings in shops
Andrew Cuomo
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered state health officials to require retailers of electronic cigarette products to post warning signs about the health risks after federal regulators reported hundreds of lung illnesses nationwide tied to vaping.
Cuomo also called upon the Health Department to subpoena the records of three marketers and sellers of thickening agents used in black market vaping products, such as liquid derivatives of cannabis. He also called for legislation banning flavored e-cigarettes, which have been criticized by health advocates as a way to hook children.