Umbiko ngo ukusetshenziswa nokukhangisa kwe-e-cigarette ezweni lonke yi-Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ikhombisa ukuthi kube nokukhuphuka okukhulu ekuthengisweni kwama-cartridge e-menthol e-cigarette kanye ama-e-cigarette alahlwayo anongiwe ngo-2020. Kwenzeka lokhu nje, lokhu kwanda kwafika ngesikhathi lapho uhulumeni wobumbano esanda kuvala ama-cartridges anephunga elimnandi atholakala ethandwa yintsha ebhemayo. Ngakho-ke okutholakele kungasho lokho ukuvimbela noma yiluphi uhlobo lomkhiqizo we-e-cigarette baphoqe abasebenzisi ukuthi bashintshele komunye umkhiqizo esikhundleni sokubangela ukwehla kwe-vaping.
Lo mbiko uphinde wathola ukuthi kube nokukhula okukhulu ekusatshalalisweni kukagwayi we-elekthronikhi onesaphulelo nowamahhala ngesikhathi esifanayo. Lo mkhuba utholakale ubangela ukwanda kwe-vaping yentsha.
Ngokusho komqondisi we-Bureau of Consumer Protection ye-FTC, uSamuel Levine, umbiko we-FTC “ubonisa ukuthi intsha isesengcupheni yokunambitheka noma ngokujulile. i-e-cigarette enesaphulelo.” Uqhubeka wengeza ngokuthi “abadayisi bakagwayi be-elekthronikhi babonise ukuthi banekhono lokuwugwema Umthetho we-FDA nokuhuga intsha emikhiqizweni eluthayo.”
I-FTC ibilokhu ihlinzeka ngedatha yokuthengiswa kukagwayi ongenantuthu kusukela ngo-1987 kanye nalabo abadayiswa ugwayi kusukela ngo-1967. Muva nje i-ejensi iqale ukubika ukuthengiswa kwe-e-cigarette. Kunezinhlobo ezimbili ze-e-cigarettes emakethe namuhla, imikhiqizo ye-cartridge kanye nokusetshenziswa kanye alahlwayo eyodwa. Cartridge e-cigarettes kukhona ukulayishwa kabusha futhi ingasetshenziswa izikhathi eziningi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi ugwayi we-elekthronikhi osetshenziswa kanye nje uklanyelwe ukuthi ulahlwe uma ususetshenzisiwe ngakho awukwazi ukugcwaliswa kabusha. Ngo-2019 i-Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yavala ukuthengiswa kwawo wonke ama-cartridge e-e-cigarette anongiwe ngaphandle kwemikhiqizo esekelwe ku-menthol e-United States. Lokhu kuvinjelwa kube nomthelela othakazelisayo ezinombolweni zokuthengisa.
Umbiko we-FTC uthole ukuthi inani eliphelele lokuthengiswa kukagwayi we-elekthronikhi e-United States lehle laya ku-$2.24 billion ngo-2020 lehle lisuka ku-$2.70 billion ngo-2019. Okutholakele okubalulekile kulo mbiko kufaka phakathi:
Ushintsho olukhulu ukusuka kuma-cartridge e-e-cigarette ane-flavour kuya kwesinongo alahlwayo i-e-cigarettes: umbiko ubonisa ukuthi ngokuvinjelwa kwama-cartridge e-e-cigarette enongiwe abathengi bashintshele kuma-e-cigarette alahlwayo anephunga elimnandi ayengavinjelwa inqubomgomo ye-FDA. Imininingwane evela embikweni ikhombisa ukuthi ukuthengiswa kukagwayi we-e-cigarette olahlwayo umele u-77.6% wabo bonke. alahlwayo ukuthengiswa kwemikhiqizo ngo-2020.
Ukwanda okuphawulekayo ekuthengisweni kwe-Menthol Cartridges: imibiko iphinde yathola ukukhuphuka okuphawulekayo ekuthengisweni kwe-menthol cartridges engazange ivinjelwe inqubomgomo ye-FDA. Ukuthengiswa kwama-cartridges e-menthol kukhuphuke kwafinyelela ku-63.5% kukho konke ukuthengiswa kwama-cartridges ka-2020.
Ukwenyuka kwesaphulelo sikagwayi we-elekthronikhi: umbiko uphinde wembula ukwenyuka kwesaphulelo sikagwayi we-elekthronikhi othengiswa e-United States. Izindleko zesaphulelo zikhuphukele ku-$182. 3 million. Lokhu bekumele amaphesenti amakhulu ezindleko zokukhangisa ngabakhiqizi.
Amasampula e-e-cigarette wamahhala aphindwe kabili: idatha evela embikweni ibonisa ukuthi izindleko ekusabalaliseni ugwayi we-elekthronikhi onesaphulelo esikhulu futhi wamahhala ziphindeke kabili ngo-2020. Ukusatshalaliswa kukagwayi we-elekthronikhi onesaphulelo esijulile noma wamahhala kuye kwahlanganisa izindleko zesibili ezinkulu zabakhiqizi ngo-2020.
Lo mbiko we-FTC unikeza idatha ebalulekile okuthi uma isetshenziswa isize ukuvikela intsha emiphumeleni eyingozi kagwayi we-elekthronikhi. Isibonelo, ukuvimbela ugwayi we-e-flavour we-e-cigarette wehlulekile ukuba nomthelela owawufiseleka njengoba abathengi bavele bashintshela kwezinye imikhiqizo enambitheka. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ukuvimbela imikhiqizo ye-e-cigarette kungase kungabi indlela okufanele uhambe ngayo. Ngakho-ke i-FDA idinga ukuthola izindlela ezengeziwe zokudikibalisa intsha emikhiqizweni yokuphefumula njengoba imikhiqizo iboniswe ukuthi inomthelela omubi kwezempilo kubasebenzisi.
