Social media influencers hyped vaping products without proper warnings, regulators say

In their latest move to curb youth e-cigarette use, federal regulators have sent warning letters to four vaping companies for hawking their products on social media without including mandated nicotine warnings. Specifically, the FDA and FTC called out for companies for paying influencers to encourage their followers on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to try the companies’ vaping liquids with no mention that the products contain addictive nicotine. Health officials have been battling what they call an epidemic of youth e-cigarette use, which could harm developing brains and lead to more cases of nicotine addiction. The four companies — Solace Technologies, Hype City Vapors, Humble Juice Co., and Artist Liquids Laboratories — have about three weeks to respond to the agencies outlining how they’re addressing the concerns