JD.com Removes E-Cigarettes, Related Products No Longer Searchable

On November 5, it was the fifth day since the National Tobacco Monopoly Administration and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly issued the "Notice on Further Protecting Minors from the Harm of E-Cigarettes" (referred to as the "Notice"), which stipulates that e-commerce platforms are urged to close e-cigarette stores, and various market entities are prohibited from selling e-cigarettes to minors.

On November 5, some netizens discovered that JD.com had removed all e-cigarette-related products, and searching for e-cigarettes displayed "Sorry, no products related to e-cigarettes found."
 
Previously, on November 1, the National Tobacco Monopoly Administration and the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the "Notice on Further Protecting Minors from the Harm of E-Cigarettes." They urged e-cigarette production and sales companies or individuals to promptly close e-cigarette internet sales websites or apps; urged e-commerce platforms to promptly close e-cigarette stores and remove e-cigarette products; and urged e-cigarette production and sales companies or individuals to withdraw e-cigarette advertisements published on the internet.

As of 7 a.m. on November 6, after manual checks, Taobao and Pinduoduo were still selling e-cigarettes normally, while JD.com was the first of the three major platforms to respond to the call by taking e-cigarettes off the shelves.

Previously, the U.S. had reported nine deaths related to e-cigarettes, along with hundreds of cases of health issues due to e-cigarettes, prompting statements from the U.S. President and the FDA to impose restrictions on e-cigarettes.

India has adopted a blanket policy on e-cigarettes, announcing a comprehensive ban on e-cigarettes domestically, prohibiting the production, manufacturing, import, export, transportation, sale, distribution, storage of e-cigarettes, as well as all advertising related to e-cigarettes.

Currently, it has basically become a consensus that e-cigarettes are harmful to health, and JD.com deserves praise for taking the lead.