Open AccessHealth claims made in vape shops: an observational study and content analysis
Author(s) -
Kimberly G. Wagoner,
Micah L. Berman,
Shyanika W. Rose,
Eun-Young Song,
Jennifer Cornacchione Ross,
Elizabeth G. Klein,
Dannielle Kelley,
J King,
Mark Wolfson,
Erin L. Sutfin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
tobacco control
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.715
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1468-3318
pISSN - 0964-4563
DOI - 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2018-054537
Subject(s) - food and drug administration , observational study , medicine , health claims on food labels , family medicine , advertising , electronic cigarette , business , environmental health , chemistry , food science , pathology
Prior to the final deeming rule, federal law in the USA prohibited electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) from being marketed as smoking cessation products; for other therapeutic purposes and in ways that conveyed Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval/endorsement. After August 2016, additional federal prohibitions were added including false/misleading and unauthorised modified risk tobacco product (MRTP) claims. No systematic investigation of e-cigarette health claims has been conducted in the retail environment. We sought to document and characterise claims made in vape shops.