In an internal communication obtained by various means and then confirmed by the company, Walmart explained that it will "complete its exit" from this market once the inventory it currently has is depleted.
"Given the increasing complexity of federal, state and local regulation and the uncertainty surrounding electronic cigarettes, we plan to abandon the sale of electronic products that dispense nicotine," the message said.
Walmart had already increased the minimum age to buy tobacco this year to 21 years and announced that it would stop selling electronic cigarettes with sweet flavors, a popular product among teenagers.
US authorities are investigating a mysterious lung disease linked to vaping, which has affected at least 530 people and has caused several deaths.
As a consequence, numerous cities and states in the country have begun to take measures to reduce the use of electronic cigarettes, especially among young people.
Federal authorities warn that while investigations on the consequences of using electronic cigarettes culminate, users should monitor symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and fever to, in that case, visit urgently to a doctor.
A study published this month by the journal JAMA Internal Medicine says that electronic cigarettes contain a chemical that can cause cancer and has been banned as a food additive.
The ingredient, called pulegona, "is present in prepared oil extracts of peppermint and its varieties such as peppermint and peppermint," said the researcher by Sairam Jabba of the Department of Anesthesiology at Duke School of Medicine in North Carolina.
With EFE information
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