US vaping company ordered to pull electronic cigarettes from shelves

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has blocked e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc from selling nicotine products in the US after recognising it 'played a disproportionate role in the rise of youth vaping'.

A vaping company has been blocked from selling e-cigarettes in the US after it was found to have played a "disproportionate role in the rise of youth vaping".

The ruling was made by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after the firm, Juul Labs Inc, submitted scientific and health data regarding its nicotine products for review.

By Siba Jackson.

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