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Product Liability

Oct. 20, 2015

E-cigs persist in regulatory void

Despite representing a multi-billion-dollar annual market in the U.S., electronic cigarette devices have never been subject to any federal law, code or regulation regarding the safety of the battery or component parts since first going on sale in 2007

By America Hernandez
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Despite representing a multi-billion-dollar market in the U.S., electronic cigarette devices have never been subject to any federal law, code or regulation regarding the safety of the battery or component parts since first going on sale in 2007, according to a Federal Emergency Management Agency report on exploding e-cigarette devices.

While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has addres...

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