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                  o   a d d r e s s   r e c e n t   i n c r e a s e s   i n   u n d e r a g e   u s e ,   F D A   a n d
                  C o n g r e s s   h a v e   t a k e n   a d d i t i o n a l   p o l i c y   a c t i o n s .   F o r
          e x a m p l e ,   i n   D e c e m b e r   2 0 1 9 ,   C o n g r e s s   p a s s e d
          l e g i s l a t i o n   t h a t   r a i s e d   t h e   m i n i m u m - p u r c h a s i n g   a g e   f o r
          t o b a c c o   p r o d u c t s ,   i n c l u d i n g   v a p o r ,   t o   2 1   y e a r s .   I n
          J a n u a r y   2 0 2 0 ,   F D A   i s s u e d   g u i d a n c e   t h a t   o u t l i n e d   i t s
          e n f o r c e m e n t   p r i o r i t i e s   f o r   v a p o r   p r o d u c t s   t h a t   w e r e   o n
          t h e   m a r k e t   l e g a l l y   b u t   h a d   n o t   r e c e i v e d   F D A   m a r k e t i n g
          a u t h o r i z a t i o n .

          Based on that guidance, FDA has prioritized
          enforcement against the following types of vapor
          products:



                     Any flavored, cartridge-based product (other
                                                                                        B l a c k - m a r k e t   p r o d u c t s ,   i n   a d d i t i o n   t o   b e i n g
                     than tobacco or menthol flavors);
                                                                                        m a r k e t e d   i l l e g a l l y   a n d   i n   v i o l a t i o n   o f   t h e   T o b a c c o
                                                                                        C o n t r o l   A c t ,   m a y   p o s e   a d d i t i o n a l   h e a l t h   a n d   s a f e t y
                     All other products for which the manufacturer                      r i s k s   f o r   a d u l t   c o n s u m e r s   b e y o n d   t h o s e   o f   a u t h e n t i c
                     has failed to take (or is failing to take)                         p r o d u c t s .   A c c o r d i n g   t o   F D A ,   “ [ a ] d d i t i o n a l   r i s k s

                                                                                        p o s e d   b y   t h e s e   p r o d u c t s   i n c l u d e   t h e   p o t e n t i a l   t h a t
                     adequate measures to prevent minors’ access;
                                                                                        t h e y   c o n t a i n   h a r m f u l   c h e m i c a l s   o r   c o n s t i t u e n t s   t h a t
                     and
                                                                                        a r e   n o t   p r e s e n t   i n   o t h e r   p r o d u c t s ,   t h a t   t h e y   a r e
                                                                                        m a n u f a c t u r e d   u s i n g   c o m p a r a t i v e l y   p o o r   q u a l i t y
                     Any product that is targeted to minors or                          c o n t r o l s ,   a n d   t h a t   t h e y   a r e   d e s i g n e d   i n   w a y s   t h a t

                     whose marketing is likely to promote use by                        f a c i l i t a t e   m o d i f i c a t i o n s   b y   d i s t r i b u t o r s   o r   u s e r s   —   a l l
                     minors.                                                            o f   w h i c h   i n c r e a s e   t h e   r i s k   o f   a d v e r s e   e v e n t s . ”



          F D A   a l s o   a c k n o w l e d g e d   t h e   r i s k   o f   a n   i l l i c i t   t r a d e   o r
                                                                                        B l a c k - m a r k e t   v a p o r   p r o d u c t s   a l s o   m a y   c o n t r i b u t e   t o
          “ b l a c k   m a r k e t ”   i n   v a p o r   p r o d u c t s   a r i s i n g   o u t   o f   t h i s   n e w
                                                                                        u n d e r a g e   a c c e s s   t o   t h e   e x t e n t   t h e y   a r e   s o l d   t h r o u g h
          e n f o r c e m e n t   p o l i c y   b u t   m a i n t a i n e d   t h a t   i t   h a s   t h e
                                                                                        n o n t r a d i t i o n a l   r e t a i l   c h a n n e l s ,   s u c h   a s   s o c i a l
          r e g u l a t o r y   t o o l s   a n d   e n f o r c e m e n t   a u t h o r i t i e s   t o
                                                                                        s o u r c i n g   o r   o n l i n e   c o m m e r c i a l   m a r k e t p l a c e s   t h a t
          a d d r e s s   s u c h   p r o d u c t s .
                                                                                        l a c k   a g e - v e r i f i c a t i o n   r e q u i r e m e n t s .
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