Puff Bar is a brand of electronic cigarette.[1] As of 2021, Puff Bar was the second most popular e-cigarette brand after Juul in the United States.[2]

Legal status

In response to a request from the United States House of Representatives,[3] the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products effectively banned sales or Sale of Puff Bar e-cigarettes in July 2020.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

A 2022 national survey in the found that Puff Bar was the most popular brand of e-cigarette among youth.[7] 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 an FDA marketing authorization order.[7] FDA requested a response within 15 working days detailing how the companies intend to address the government's concerns.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Juul Has Been Replaced as the Preferred E-Cig Among Teens". Time.
  2. ^ Maloney, Jennifer (September 30, 2021). "Puff Bar Has Overtaken Juul as the Favorite E-Cigarette for Teens".
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Maloney, Jennifer (2020-07-20). "FDA Bans Sale of Puff Bar E-Cigarettes". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Matthew Perrone (14 April 2022). "E-cigarettes using synthetic nicotine come under FDA oversight". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  7. ^ a b 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.
  8. ^ Commissioner, Office of the (2020-07-21). "FDA Notifies Companies, Including Puff Bar, to Remove Flavored Disposable E-Cigarettes and Youth-Appealing E-Liquids from Market for Not Having Required Authorization". FDA. Retrieved 2024-01-11.

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