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US FDA, border agency seize US$86.5 million worth of unauthorised e-cigarettes

US AUTHORITIES have seized 4.7 million unauthorised e-cigarettes valued at US$86.5 million in the largest operation of its kind to date, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Wednesday.

FILE PHOTO: Electronic vaping devices packed on a plastic bag are pictured during a visit of Britain's Prime Minister to Kent Scientific Services in West Malling, Britain May 30, 2023. Daniel Leal/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Illegal US vape sales worth at least US$2.4 billion in 2024

The entire vape market it tracks, which includes authorised products as well as non-disposable vapes, was worth US$6.8 billion last year