UJuul Wakha Iphodi Entsha Ye-Lower-Nicotine yama-E-Cigarettes, kepha lokho akusho ukuthi kunempilo

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Emasontweni amabili edlule, uJuul waba sematheni lapho ememezela ukuthi izomisa imikhankaso yayo yezokuxhumana phakathi kokugxekwa okusabalele, okubandakanya ne-FDA, yokumaketha entsheni. Kuzwakala njengesinyathelo esiqondisweni esihle, akunjalo? Yebo, manje, inkampani ithi yakha i-pod entsha ezoba ne-nicotine encane nomhwamuko ongaphezulu kunezinguqulo zayo ezikhona, ngokusho New York Times bika. (Okuhlobene: Ingabe Ama-E-Cigarettes Akulungele Wena?) Kodwa ingabe lokho kubenza babe nempilo?

Okuqabulayo: Ogwayi be-elekthronikhi abanjengoJuul izinto zikagesi eziqukethe ingxube ye-nicotine, iziqholo, namanye amakhemikhali abasebenzisi abangawahogela-futhi eziye zaxhunyaniswa nengozi eyengeziwe yomdlavuza. IJuul yinkampani kagwayi ka-E edayisa kakhulu e-U.S. futhi idayisa ama-e-cig afana nama-USB futhi afika enambitheka njengomango nekhukhamba.

Bangase bangene ekunambithekeni okumnandi, kodwa ama-Juul pods ane-nicotine ephezulu. Ama-pod amaningi aqukethe amaphesenti angu-5 e-nicotine, inani elifanayo kogwayi abangu-20, nge-CDC ngayinye. UJuul akakhombisanga ukuthi ingucotine ingaphansi kangakanani noma ukuthi inguqulo entsha izoba nomphunga ongakanani.

Kepha into ukuthi, i-nicotine encane akuyona impumelelo. Umzamo omusha kaJuul wokwenza i-nicotine pod ephansi ekugcineni ungenza umkhiqizo wawo usabalale kakhulu. Ngokusho kwe- New York Times, I-pod ye-nicotine ephansi kakhulu kaJuul inamamiligremu angu-23 e-nicotine ngemililitha yoketshezi, namanje engeke ifinyelele umkhawulo we-European Union wamamiligremu angu-20 ngemililitha ngayinye.

I-nicotine ephansi nokuqukethwe okuphezulu komphunga ngeke kwenze ama-pods angabi umlutha kangako, ngokusho kuka-Bankole Johnson, MD, D.Sc. "Okuqukethwe okuluthayo empeleni kungaba kukhulu," esho. "Ukuthatha intuthu ngekhala lakho nomlomo empeleni kwandisa ukugxila, noma izinga lokuletha ebuchosheni bakho. Futhi lelo zinga lokubeletha lihlotshaniswa nethuba elikhulu lokulutheka." Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukukhipha umhwamuko omningi kungenza abantu ababhemayo babheme kakhulu, usho kanje.

Lezi zindaba ngeke zisize uJuul ukuthi abe sohlangothini oluhle lwe-FDA, obekungahlalisani kahle nomkhiqizo isikhathi eside manje. Le nhlangano ibilokhu izama ukulwa nokukhangisa ngama-e-cigarettes kubantu abasha e-U.S ngo-Ephreli, ukhomishani we-FDA uScott Gottlieb wenza isitatimende ebiza uJuul ukuthi athathe izinyathelo zokunciphisa isikhalazo sentsha. Ngokuhlanganyela nesitatimende, i-FDA ithumele isicelo sokuthi uJuul alethe iqoqo lamadokhumenti ngoJuni, okuhlanganisa imininingwane yokumaketha kwabo nokuthi imikhiqizo yabo iyithinta kanjani impilo yamakhasimende amancane.

Kwathi ngo-Septhemba, walandela, kulokhu efuna uJuul ahlinzeke uhlelo lokunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kweJuul phakathi kwabancane. Kule nyanga, umphathi omkhulu wakwaJuul uKevin Burns ukhiphe isitatimende esithi le nkampani izothengisa kuphela ukunambitheka kwesinongo, ugwayi kanye ne-menthol esitolo, kanti ukunambitheka kwayo okufana noshukela kuzovinjelwa ekuthengeni nge-inthanethi. Le nkampani iphinde yavala ama-akhawunti ayo ase-US e-Facebook ne-Instagram. (Funda kabanzi: Iyini iJuul futhi Ingcono Kuwe Kunokubhema?)

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