The Vapor Technology Association’s (VTA) national legislative director, Tony Abboud, says there is no credible evidence that vapor products are a ‘gateway’ to combustible cigarettes, however, there is scientific evidence that they provide adult smokers with a safer alternative. The VTA represents the manufacturers, wholesalers, small business owners and entrepreneurs.
“Like the Surgeon General, VTA and its members are committed to the health and safety of children. The VTA supports bipartisan legislation that will ensure the safety of vapor products, and will ensure vapor products do not fall into the hands of minors.
“What the Surgeon General does not acknowledge with this announcement are the millions of adult Americans who rely on vapor products to switch away from smoking deadly cigarettes. However, as long as government agencies perpetuate false information, the United States will continue to fall behind other countries such as England, which have acknowledged the significant public health benefits of vapor products.
“VTA and our partners are committed to working together with the federal government and state legislatures across the country to dispel this false information and promote the har
m reduction benefits of vapor products so that they remain available as a lifeline to adult consumers.”