99.4% of Vapes in Market Found to Contain Toxic Heavy Metals Linked to Cancer

When entering a vape store, you see boxes of colorful products from different companies, all with exquisite flavors such as blue razz, Miami mint, and fruit punch. However, what the consumer may not know is that just 39 products from four different companies have approval from the FDA, which is just .6% of the market. If that vape store has even hundreds of different products, finding the legal one could be finding a needle in a haystack.

To make matters even worse, these illegal vapes, most coming from China, contain dangerous toxic heavy metals such as lead, nickel and antimony. These dangerous metals are linked to cancer, respiratory illnesses and neurological damage. Yet, these products are still prominently displayed on corner store shelves, vaping expos and smoke shops around the country due to a lack of enforcement by the government throughout the years. 

For former FDA workers such as David Oliveira, these vaping expos have heightened his concerns. “I saw the nicotine levels increasing year after year. They went from 5,000 puffs to 10,000 to 15, 20, 25,000, and the most recent show I attended I saw 50,000 puffs. I said that this was a major concern.”

Thankfully, President Trump and his Administration have begun enforcing illegal Chinese vapes. Operation Vape Trail was a success on a national scale, seizing 2.3 million in illegal vapes, $3.5 million, and 115 firearms. Congress has also acted, enacting new bills such as Sen. Corryn’s END Act, providing the FDA new tools to combat the CCP. When these products line the stores, the consumer shouldn’t have to look up which ones are linked to cancer, illegally obtained, nor contain dangerous toxic heavy metals, and neither should we allow Americans to be poisoned by them.