#Vaping criminal probe announced by #FDA as illnesses rise to 530 - CNET
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The number of cases of vaping-related lung illnesses has risen to 530 across 38 states, health officials from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. And the Food and Drug Administration has revealed a criminal investigation into the outbreak, according to a Thursday report in The Washington Post. There’ve been seven confirmed deaths from these illnesses so far, the Post said.
The FDA reportedly said it isn’t seeking prosecution for ill people who’ve vaped cannabis and come forward with information.
“The focus is on the supply chain,” Mitch Zeller, director of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, told the Post. “We’re very alarmed about products containing #THC.”