Juul Labs to pull back sales of mint-flavoured nicotine pods in US

Juul Labs Inc had said last year it would pull popular flavours such as mango, cucumber and fruit from retail store shelves to reduce surging teenage use of its e-cigarettes.

New Delhi: Juul Labs Inc said on Thursday it would immediately stop accepting orders for mint-flavoured refills for its e-cigarettes in the United States.

The company had said last year it would pull popular flavours such as mango, cucumber and fruit from retail store shelves to reduce surging teenage use of its e-cigarettes.

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As of Thursday, Juul said it would sell only tobacco and menthol flavours in the U.S. and it would not sell any other flavours unless first authorized by the FDA.

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