Elf Bar finds an easy way around US vape import ban: a name change – Winnipeg Free Press
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Four months after U.S. regulators tried to block imports of Elf Bar, the top-selling Chinese disposable e-cigarette remains widely available thanks to a simple but effective tactic: a name change. The Food and Drug Administration considers the products illegal. In May, it directed customs officials to seize incoming shipments of Elf Bar and EBDesign, two of the company's U.S. brand names.
The FDA didn't account for a different name.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four months after U.S. regulators tried to block imports of Elf Bar, the top-selling Chinese disposable e-cigarette remains widely available thanks to a simple but effective tactic: a name change. Stores in Washington D.C., Philadelphia, New York and other cities remain fully stocked with the brightly colored vapes, sold in fruity flavors […]
Chinese disposable e-cigarette, Elf Bar, is defying U.S. regulatory efforts by adopting a simple tactic: a new name. The US FDA's struggle to curb una