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NewsBreak: FDA in Criminal Vaping Probe; 530 Sickened

Published 09/19/2019, 12:31 PM
Updated 09/19/2019, 12:41 PM
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Investing.com - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday its enforcement arm is involved in a criminal probe of e-cigarettes, The Washington Post reported.

  • The FDA said 530 people have suffered an as-yet-unknown vaping-related illness.

  • The criminal probe had started earlier in the summer, when the illnesses were first reported, the Post said.

    • Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) shares were up 0.3% midday, while Altria Group (NYSE:MO) dropped 2%.

    Latest comments

    Why not sue the liquor companies that are ****people as well?
    why I'm not surprise. The cake was getting smaller for Philip Morris.
    What about people who really are ill from othr unsafe prqctices and now its all the blam for the vape industry?
    Dont vape street ****** How many people died from cigarettes this year and opiots?
    they pretend not to know the culprit...its the fact that you cannot smoke Vitamin E. it turns into cyanide when vaped. that additive is in only a few 3rd party brands. Not in the reputable ones!!!!
    let's just forget about the opioid crisis though right?
    So !
    Smoking batteries
    Thumbnail will cause health problems CHANGE IT
    Lol true!
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