New York State is now prohibiting the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, which are popular among young people.
The state noted that e-cigarette manufacturers are selling flavors intended to get the youth addicted to nicotine, a primary ingredient of their products.
Health officials consider the growing number of teenagers and young adults using e-cigarettes as a public health crisis. They warned that vaping can cause cancer and other serious diseases.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the ban on flavored e-cigarettes on Sunday. The ban was part of his latest emergency action to prevent the increasing number of youth using e-cigarettes also called vapes, e-hookahs, vape pens, and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS).
“New York is confronting this crisis head-on and today we are taking another nation-leading step to combat a public health emergency. Manufacturers of fruit and candy-flavored e-cigarettes are intentionally and recklessly targeting young people, and today we’re taking action to put an end to it,” said Gov. Cuomo.
