Puff Bar
Puff Bar is a brand of electronic cigarette.[1] Puff Bar is the second most popular e-cigarette brand after Juul.[2] The company is owned by two 27 year old entrepreneurs.[3]
Legal status
In response to a request from the United States House of Representatives,[4] the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products effectively banned sales of Sale of Puff Bar e-cigarettes in July 2020.[5] Puff Bar returned to the market in February 2021 by claiming to switch to synthetic nicotine, which was not regulated by FDA Center for Tobacco Products at the time.[6] As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, FDA was given authority over synthetic nicotine and required companies to submit their products for review within 30 days.[7]
A 2022 national survey in the found that Puff Bar was the most popular brand of e-cigarette among youth.[8] In October 2022, the FDA issued a warning letter to the makers of Puff Bar (EVO Brands LLC and PVG2, LLC) for receiving and delivering e-cigarettes in the US without a FDA marketing authorization order.[8] FDA requested a response within 15 working days detailing how the companies intend to address the government's concerns.
References
- ↑ "Juul Has Been Replaced as the Preferred E-Cig Among Teens". Time.
- ↑ Maloney, Jennifer (September 30, 2021). "Puff Bar Has Overtaken Juul as the Favorite E-Cigarette for Teens" – via www.wsj.com.
- ↑ Maloney, Jennifer (October 11, 2021). "WSJ News Exclusive | The 27-Year-Old Friends Behind Puff Bar—Teens' Favorite E-Cigarette" – via www.wsj.com.
- ↑ Kaplan, Sheila (2020-06-02). "Lawmakers Say Puff Bar Used Pandemic to Market to Teens". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ↑ Maloney, Jennifer (2020-07-20). "FDA Bans Sale of Puff Bar E-Cigarettes". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ↑ "Puff Bar CEOs on the company behind the popular e-cigarette brand: "There was a lot of shadowiness before"". cbsnews.com. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ↑ Matthew Perrone (14 April 2022). "E-cigarettes using synthetic nicotine come under FDA oversight". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 US Food and Drug Administration (2022-10-06). "New Data Show More Than 2.5 Million U.S. Youth Currently Use E-Cigarettes". FDA. Retrieved 2022-10-11.