Connecticut lawmakers will look to ban flavored e-cigarettes and vaping products if federal regulators backpedal from its plan to do so.
The Food and Drug Administration will consider proposals to remove flavored e-cigarette and nicotine pods from shelves nationwide.
However, Connecticut’s Public Health Committee plans to have a contingency plan in place for the new year should a federal ban stall.
Language for a ban was drafted and discussed earlier this year, but was left out of a law that was approved to raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21.
Last week New York became the first state to enact a ban on flavored e-cigarettes. It takes effect in October.
