Connecticut launches investigation into vaping health claims
HARTFORD — Connecticut's attorney general has launched an investigation into vaping manufacturer Juul Labs.
William Tong says the state wants to determine if Juul is illegally marketing its products as smoking cessation devices and whether it has properly limited its marketing to adults.
Tong says the state's investigation is part of a national effort to curb youth vaping, which has included a lawsuit over Juul's marketing practices in North Carolina and similar investigations in other states.
He says Connecticut is targeting Juul, because it has the largest share of the vaping market.
Tong says Juul's products have never been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as smoking cessation devices and should not be marketed as such.
A spokesman for the San Francisco-based company said Juul would comment later Wednesday.
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