FDA Warns Companies to Stop Making Products That Let Teens Secretly Vape

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned 10 companies to stop making products that allow teens to vape without getting caught by parents or teachers.

The products include a backpack and sweatshirt designed with hidden pockets to hold and conceal an e-cigarette; vaping products that look like smartwatches; and devices that look like children’s toys such as a portable video game system or fidget spinner, HealthDay reports. The FDA also issued warning letters to companies marketing e-liquids with packaging that looks like candy, or that feature cartoon characters like SpongeBob.

“Even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have not lost our focus on protecting youth against the dangers of e-cigarettes and will do everything we can to take action,” Mitch Zeller, Director of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, said in a news release.