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Juul Inc, an e-cigarette company, agreed to pay a fine to 34 US states and territories for promoting E-cigarettes or ENDS in teenagers.
Key Points:
About E-cigarettes
- E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that heat a solution of nicotine and different flavours to create an aerosol, which is then inhaled.
- These belong to a category of vapour-based nicotine products called Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS).
- In 2019 the Indian government banned the production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and advertisement of all ENDS.
Harmful Impact:
- DNA damage
- Carcinogenesis
- Cellular, molecular and immunological toxicity
- Respiratory, cardiovascular and neurological disorders
- Impacts foetal development and pregnancy
