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"In particular, some of the company’s study findings raised concerns due to insufficient and conflicting data –

including regarding genotoxicity and potentially harmful chemicals leaching from the company’s proprietary e-liquid pods

– that have not been adequately addressed and precluded the FDA from completing a full toxicological risk assessment of the products named in the company’s applications."

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Why is Juul singled out here? Wouldn't all liquid/vapor products be equally suspect?

>company’s proprietary e-liquid pods

I'm guessing this is why it is Juul specifically. Other companies may be next, or maybe the FDA hopes using this mechanism to take down the biggest player will strike enough fear in the market that the other vendors fix the issue overall.

Because they designed and marketed specifically to teenagers and singlehandedly undid decades of progress in public health probably, if I had to guess.

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