Walmart to stop selling e-cigarettes amid vaping-related deaths

Published September 20, 2019 5:44pm ET



Corporate giant Walmart announced Friday that it will discontinue all sales of e-cigarettes, also called electronic nicotine delivery systems by the Food and Drug Administration, once its current inventory is sold.

“Given the growing federal, state, and local regulatory complexity, and uncertainty regarding e-cigarettes, we plan to discontinue the sale of electronic nicotine delivery products at all Walmart and Sam’s Club U.S. locations,” the company said in a statement. “We will complete our exit after selling through current inventory.”

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