Unintended consequences show need for retailer, consumer surveillance

Unintended consequences show need for retailer, consumer surveillance

For this recent study, Henriksen and colleagues surveyed young adults in the Atlanta, Boston, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, San Diego, and Seattle metro areas who use e-cigarettes. The results illustrate how consumers from jurisdictions with different regulatory landscapes responded to FDA’s removal of flavored cartridge e-cigarettes (other than tobacco or menthol flavors) that were on the market in 2020. Less than 10 percent said sales restrictions reduced their e-cigarette use. Many said they stocked up on products online, filled their own pods with e-liquids, or switched to menthol/tobacco flavors. The authors noted that “it is critical to monitor…responses to current flavored e-cigarette sales restrictions, as well as…anticipated responses to future restrictions,” and proposed that jurisdictions implementing flavored policies consider complementary strategies to help achieve their public health goals. Read the paper.