On January 2. the US government has announced a countrywide ban on mint and fruit flavors that are offered in cartridge-based e-cigarettes. Menthol and tobacco flavors, as well as fruit flavors delivered in other ways, such as pen-tank vaping systems, will continue to be allowed.
According to health and human services secretary Alex Azar, the administration wanted to continue to offer adults an alternative to traditional cigarettes, while responding to concerns about growing addiction to a new product among teens. Azar said the administration "seeks to strike the right public health balance by maintaining e-cigarettes as a potential off-ramp for adults"
Azar also said he wasn't aware of nicotine products linked to vaping illnesses, describing it as "a separate issue from the issue of youth utilization of e-cigarettes."