<\/b><\/p>\n
<\/b><\/p>\n
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) — A bill to limit the amount of nicotine in electronic cigarette products was introduced Monday by U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi in a bid “to make them significantly less addictive and appealing to youth.”<\/p>\n
The bill would restrict nicotine content to a maximum of 20 mg\/mL, which matches regulations in the European Union, and would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration the authority to reduce the cap if necessary, CNN<\/i> reported.<\/p>\n
Currently, there is no national limit in the United States and some brands have nicotine levels several times higher than 20 mg\/mL. Experts say high nicotine concentrations have contributed to what they call the vaping epidemic among U.S. youth, CNN<\/i> reported.<\/p>\n
“Capping the concentration of nicotine in e-cigarettes is integral to ending the youth vaping epidemic by making these products less addictive, less appealing to youth, and less harmful to public health,” Krishnamoorthi said in a statement. He is leading a congressional investigation into youth vaping.<\/p>\n