"Juul Labs, e-sigaret adwumakuw kɛse a wɔhwɛ kwan kɛse no, awiei koraa no anya Premarket Tobacco Product Application (PMTA) adansedi krataa afi U.S. Aduan ne Nnuru Dwumadibea (FDA) hɔ wɔ ne nneɛma bi ho."
Ɛnyɛ sɛ saa gyinaesi titiriw yi yii akwanside ahorow bi fii hɔ maa Juul daakye nkɔso wɔ U.S. gua so nko, na mmom enyaa nkɛntɛnso kɛse wɔ mmara kwan so tebea, gua so akansi, ne amannɔne ntrɛwmu akwan a Chinafo e-sigaret ahorow nyinaa fa so no so.
Sɛnea nsɛm a FDA de too gua wɔ July 17, 2025 kyerɛ no, .Juul nneɛma a wonyaa PMTA adansedi krataa no bi ne:
Juul e-sigaret mfiri
Virginia Tawa dɛ pods, a nicotine dodow yɛ 5% ne 3%;
Menthol flavor pods, a nicotine dodow yɛ 5% ne 3%.
Ɛfata sɛ yɛhyɛ no nsow sɛ e-sigaret a wɔde nnuaba-dɛw ahorow a ɛyɛ dɛ a kan no na ɛyɛ akyinnyegye na wobu no sɛ ɛyɛ anigye ma mmabun a wɔde di dwuma no nka nea wɔpenee so saa bere yi no ho. Saa gyinaesi yi a FDA asi no toa ne gyinabea a ɛkɔ so daa a ɛne sɛ wɔbɛhwehwɛ sɛnea mmabun ani gye ho no mu yiye bere a wɔresusuw nkɛntɛnso a e-sigaret nneɛma nya wɔ ɔmanfo akwahosan so no ho.
Nkɛntɛnso a PMTA adansedi nya wɔ e-sigaret adwumayɛ so
Wobu PMTA (Production Permitted Tariff) sɛ "tekiti" a wɔde tɔn e-sigaret nneɛma wɔ mmara kwan so wɔ United States, na ne nhwehwɛmu nhyehyɛe no yɛ katee yiye na ɛho ka yɛ den. Juul adansedie a ɔde ama wɔ nneɛma bi ho no kyerɛ nkɔsoɔ kɛseɛ ma adwuma no.
FDA pene no de mmara kwan so gyinabea a ɛwɔ nneɛma a "ɛtew ɔhaw so" no asi hɔ, kosi baabi a egye saa e-sigaret nneɛma pɔtee yi tom sɛ "ɛfata" akwan foforo ma mpanyimfo a wɔnom sigaret a wɔdan fi atetesɛm sigaret ho, na wɔwɔ tumi pɔtee bi a "ɛbɛbɔ ɔmanfo akwahosan ho ban. Eyi ma aban no pene so ma "harm reduction" gyinabea a e-sigaret adwuma no wɔ.
Nnwuma no akwansideɛ a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wɔbɛkɔ mu no akɔ soro kɛseɛ, na gua so adwene mu ayɛ den: PMTA akwammisa nhyehyɛeɛ a ɛyɛ den na ne boɔ yɛ den no ama nnwuma nketewa ne akɛseɛ pii ankɔ U.S. gua so. Juul pene a wɔpene so no bɛma ne gyinabea a edi kan wɔ gua so no ayɛ den bio, a ɛka British American Tobacco's Vuse, NJOY, ne nnwumakuw afoforo kakraa bi a wɔanya PMTA adansedi dedaw ho, na ɛbɛma "Matthew nkɛntɛnso" a ɛwɔ adwuma no mu no ada adi kɛse.
Anohyeto a wɔde ma wɔ sigaret dɛ ho reyɛ ade a wɔtaa yɛ: FDA apene tawa ne menthol dɛ nkutoo so, a wobu no sɛ agye din kɛse wɔ mpanyimfo a wɔnom sigaret mu, na ɛsan si ne gyinabea a emu yɛ den wɔ e-sigaret a ɛyɛ dɛ ho no so dua. Eyi kyerɛ sɛ nnuaba, ahwiesa, ne e-sigaret afoforo a ɛyɛ dɛ ho gua no bɛyɛ kakraa bi kɛse wɔ U.S. gua so daakye.
Mmara sodi bɛyɛ ahokokwaw titiriw: PMTA no a wɔde bedi dwuma no hyɛ nsakrae a ɛba wɔ U.S. e-sigaret gua no agyirae afi bere a na nkɔso a wɔanhyɛ ho mmara so akɔ bere a wɔde mmara a emu yɛ den ahyɛ mu. Nnwumakuw no nimdeɛ titiriw nnyina aguadi ne akwan a wɔfa so kyekyɛ nneɛma nkutoo so bio, na mmom wɔadan akɔ nneɛma a wɔyɛ no ahobammɔ, nyansahu mu nhwehwɛmu, ne tumi a wotumi di mmara so so.
Sɛ yɛde rewie a, PMTA adansedie a Juul anya wɔ ne nneɛma bi ho no nyɛ nkonimdie titire nko ara ma adwumakuo no ankasa, na mmom ɛkyerɛ ɔkwan a ɛkɔ n’anim ma wiase nyinaa e-sigaret adwumayɛkuo, titire China e-sigaret a wɔde ma kɛseɛ-bere a nyansahu, mmara, ne asɛdeɛ na ɛkanyan no adu.Wɔ Chinafoɔ ahyɛnsodeɛ a wɔde wɔn ani asi amanaman ntam gua so no fam no, ɛnam mmara a wɔbɛgye atom, wɔde wɔn adwene asi nyansahu so, ne asetena mu asɛdeɛ a wɔbɛfa so nkutoo na wɔbɛtumi anya nkonimdie a ɛyɛ pintinn na ɛkyɛ{0}}wɔ wiase nyinaa akansiɛ a emu yɛ den no mu.
