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Juul is ordered by the FDA to pull all of its vaping products from the U.S. market

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JUUL Labs is no longer allowed to sell or distribute its e-cigarette or vaping products in the U.S. The FDA said its review found Juul products potentially harmful. The company plans to fight back.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

The Food and Drug Administration orders e-cigarette maker² Juul to pull all its vaping products off the market immediately. The company plans to fight back. NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports.

YUKI NOGUCHI, BYLINE³: Even anti-smoking and vaping groups didn't expect such decisive action out of the FDA.

MEREDITH BERKMAN: This news has taken everyone by surprise.

NOGUCHI: Meredith Berkman co-founded Parents Against Vaping E-cigarettes in 2018 after seeing Juul's aggressive marketing⁴ campaign at her son's high school. Berkman says Juul created the e-cigarette market, then dominated it. That's what makes the FDA's move so meaningful.

BERKMAN: And the fact that they're ordering all of the Juul products in this country off the market immediately, it's not only shocking, but it is appropriate for the protection of public health.

NOGUCHI: Robin⁵ Koval agrees. She is CEO of the Truth Initiative, an anti-smoking group.

ROBIN KOVAL: I think it's a very strong signal that there is serious action to put an end to this tobacco epidemic⁶ with the kinds of regulatory actions that can have real impact.

NOGUCHI: The FDA cited concerns about potential toxicity⁷ of Juul's products, as well as leakage⁸ from its e-liquid pods. FDA Commissioner⁹ Robert Califf also cited public health concerns over the increase in vaping among young people. Its decision about Juul comes on the heels of several other recent moves. The FDA banned fruit or sweet-flavored e-cigarettes off the market. Earlier this week, the Biden administration said it plans to cap the amount of nicotine¹⁰ in traditional cigarettes. The industry is likely to fight back. In a statement, Juul chief regulatory officer Joe Murillo disputed the FDA's findings. He said Juul will seek a stay of the decision as it considers an appeal. Koval says such a delay would be detrimental¹¹, noting that new e-cigarette use continued to surge among teens during the pandemic.

KOVAL: A delay may benefit the tobacco industry, but a delay is not going to serve children and public health.

NOGUCHI: The FDA has already approved some tobacco-flavored vaping products for sale. It's still reviewing many others. Yuki Noguchi, NPR News.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

5 robin   

n.知更鸟，红襟鸟

参考例句：

• The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
• We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。

6 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

7 toxicity   

n.毒性，毒力

参考例句：

• The hoarse grunt or squeal is characteristic of toxicity.嘶哑的哼声和叫声是中毒的特征。
• Dieldrin is related to aldrin,and its toxicity to earthworms is similar.狄氏剂与艾氏剂有关，对蚯蚓的毒性是相似的。

8 leakage   

n.漏，泄漏；泄漏物；漏出量

参考例句：

• Large areas of land have been contaminated by the leakage from the nuclear reactor.大片地区都被核反应堆的泄漏物污染了。
• The continuing leakage is the result of the long crack in the pipe.这根管子上的那一条裂缝致使渗漏不断。

9 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

10 nicotine   

n.(化)尼古丁，烟碱

参考例句：

• Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily.许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
• Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily.许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。

11 detrimental   

adj.损害的，造成伤害的

参考例句：

• We know that heat treatment is detrimental to milk.我们知道加热对牛奶是不利的。
• He wouldn't accept that smoking was detrimental to health.他不相信吸烟有害健康。