How can minors be prevented from using VAPE?
How can we prevent teenagers from accessing vapor products? September has been a difficult month for the U.S. vaping industry. The FDA has been cracking down on VAPE products more aggressively than ever and threatening major measures in the coming months.
What can we do to prevent teens from being exposed to vapor products?September has been a tough month for vapors in the United States. The FDA is cracking down on the VAPE industry like they always do and creating massive threats over the next few months, will they ban us from social media? Ban our vape oil flavoring? Revoke the 2022 extension we received earlier this year?
No one can confirm that.
One thing is for sure, whatever it is will be felt by vapors.
The FDA requires manufacturers to address retailers and prove it within 60 days. This task is simply impossible to accomplish. No one wants teenagers to own vapor products .
VAPE use by minors is not an “epidemic”. It is a problem and we as an industry need to be open to reasonable ways to take these products away from minors as much as possible.
Almost all of the businesses fined on the FDA's list of 1,800 violators were convenience stores and smoke stores. This shows that most vape stores are trying to keep teenagers out, but other outlets that sell vapor products are not.
I have some suggestions for manufacturers and retailers.
Any convenience store or cigarette store that has been fined twice should not be allowed to purchase your product. While the manufacturer cannot return the product, they can refuse to sell to them. I suggest twice because even good people occasionally make mistakes. Distribution outlets can make this hard to do, but we can at least make the effort. Call and ask your dealer to make the same change.
If it is obvious that a person is buying for someone else, or the number of purchases makes you suspect that they may be buying for a minor, refuse the sale. Business owners have the right to refuse service.
There are many things we can do. While many of them cannot be measured or judged for their success in the short term, it is our job as members of this industry to act accordingly.
No one can confirm that.
One thing is for sure, whatever it is will be felt by vapors.
The FDA requires manufacturers to address retailers and prove it within 60 days. This task is simply impossible to accomplish. No one wants teenagers to own vapor products . VAPE use by minors is not an “epidemic”. It is a problem and we as an industry need to be open to reasonable ways to take these products away from minors as much as possible.
Almost all of the businesses fined on the FDA's list of 1,800 violators were convenience stores and smoke stores. This shows that most vape stores are trying to keep teenagers out, but other outlets that sell vapor products are not.
I have some suggestions for manufacturers and retailers.
Any convenience store or cigarette store that has been fined twice should not be allowed to purchase your product. While the manufacturer cannot return the product, they can refuse to sell to them. I suggest twice because even good people occasionally make mistakes. Distribution outlets can make this hard to do, but we can at least make the effort. Call and ask your dealer to make the same change.
If it is obvious that a person is buying for someone else, or the number of purchases makes you suspect that they may be buying for a minor, refuse the sale. Business owners have the right to refuse service.
There are many things we can do. While many of them cannot be measured or judged for their success in the short term, it is our job as members of this industry to act accordingly.
