FTC Issues Orders to Five E-Cigarette Manufacturers’ Seeking Information on 2019 and 2020 Sales, Advertising, and Promotional Methods

As part of its ongoing study of the U.S. e-cigarette market, the Federal Trade Commission has issued orders to five manufacturers seeking information about the companies 2019 and 2020 sales, advertising, and promotional expenditures.

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https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/03/ftc-issues-orders-five-e-cigarette-manufacturers-seekinghttps://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/03/ftc-issues-orders-five-e-cigarette-manufacturers-seeking
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Monday, March 1, 2021
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Cigarettes, Tobacco, Electronic cigarettes, Smoking, Juul, NJOY, Electronic cigarette, Federal Trade Commission, Cigarette, Electronic cigarette and e-cigarette liquid marketing
Summary
Key Points: 
  • As part of its ongoing study of the U.S. e-cigarette market, the Federal Trade Commission has issued orders to five manufacturers seeking information about the companies 2019 and 2020 sales, advertising, and promotional expenditures.
  • The FTC sent the orders to JUUL Labs, Inc.; R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company; Fontem US, LLC; Logic Technology Development LLC; and NJOY, LLC.
  • The orders seeking 2019 and 20200 data follow similar orders the FTC issued to e-cigarette manufacturers in October 2019 to collect information about industry sales and marketing for the calendar years 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018.
  • The Commission is authorized to issue the Orders to File a Special Report by Section 6(b) of the FTC Act.
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