The backlash against vaping in the United States has not deterred a Chinese challenger from entering the world’s largest vaping market. Relx, one of China’s largest e-cigarette companies, is seeking to submit its Premarket Tobacco Product Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration by the end of 2021. Upon completion of a review process…
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Interest in vaping has increased since August when politicians, regulators and the press started focusing on the fast-growing industry. All parties have focused on the growing health implications resulting from vaping and the deaths that appear to be increasing. Indeed, the number of vaping searches on Google has skyrocketed in the past month. Vaping searches…
Cannalysis, a testing company for cannabis, has raised $22.6 million in a new round of financing as it prepares to bring a new test for vaping additives to the market. The test, which the company is preparing to unveil later this week, will test for the presence and amount of Vitamin E acetate, a chemical…
Vape lung is spreading and the CDC is warning people not to use vaping products while they are investigating the cause. In a media briefing, the public health agency said that some 450 people are now thought to be affected, and as many as five have died. The CDC’s incident manager for this issue, Dana…
