The FDA is now calling teen vaping “an epidemic.” The agency announced that over 1,100 retailers, like Walgreens and 7-Eleven, will be receiving warning letters while over 131 have been fined, mostly for the illegal sale of e-cigarettes.

The FDA is now calling teen vaping “an epidemic.” The agency announced that over 1,100 retailers, like Walgreens and 7-Eleven, will be receiving warning letters while over 131 have been fined, mostly for the illegal sale of e-cigarettes. Juul and other e-cigarette makers have 60 days to prove that they can keep their products out of teens’ hands. But anti-smoking groups aren’t so sure that the FDA’s approach will work, comparing it to “asking the fox to guard the hen house.” (NBC News, NYT)