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NEW POLL UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF FLAVORS TO ADULT VAPOR CONSUMERS IN 17 BATTLEGROUND STATES<\/strong><\/p>\n Results Demonstrate Universal Opposition to Banning Flavors with Strong Support for Alternative Solutions such as Raising Purchase Age to 21 and Requiring Verification<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Tony Abboud, Executive Director of the Vapor Technology Association said: \u201cThe results of this new poll confirm what we have known for quite some time: adult vapor consumers are so passionate about protecting their ability to have flavored vapor products that they will activate and make their voices heard at the polls. These same adult consumers recognize that underage use is a serious issue and strongly support alternative policies, such as raising the minimum age to 21 and requiring age verification for every sale. As VTA has said from the start, we stand ready to work with regulators and lawmakers on the many real solutions most recently outlined in VTA\u2019s comprehensive plan \u201821 & DONE!\u2019 that should be implemented to achieve the twin goals of restricting youth vaping, which is already illegal, and preserving flavored alternatives for adults desperately trying to quit smoking.\u201d<\/p>\n Key findings of the poll include:<\/p><\/div>\n Ten to thirteen million American adults rely on flavored e-cigarettes to quit or reduce smoking. A flavor ban would drive these men and women to again start smoking, which takes the lives of nearly 1,300 Americans every day, or turn to a new and larger black market. Additionally,\u00a0under a flavor ban, the licensed, FDA-registered, and FDA-regulated American vapor product distribution chain that is reliant on selling a wide variety of non-tobacco and non-menthol flavors would collapse, resulting in the closure of nearly 14,000 small businesses and the loss of upwards of 166,000 jobs.<\/strong>\u00a0Notably, more than 76,000 of the jobs at risk are in the 17 battleground states covered by the poll.<\/strong><\/p>\n Fortunately, there exist many alternatives to a flavor ban<\/strong>\u00a0that would much more effectively limit youth access and appeal without threatening public health and the economy. Over a month ago, VTA announced\u00a0\u201c21 & DONE!<\/a>,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0a comprehensive plan to address underage use, including: raising the minimum age to purchase nicotine products to 21; banning all self-service displays; implementing 21 serious marketing restrictions, including bans on all television advertising and bans on product names with references likely to appeal to minors such as candy, cartoons, and video games; a strong \u201cthree strikes and you\u2019re out\u201d enforcement regime; and increased taxes to fund education and enforcement, among other key policies.<\/p>\n METHODOLOGY<\/strong>Washington, D.C., October 28, 2019<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 The Vapor Technology Association (VTA) today announced the\u00a0results of a new poll<\/a>\u00a0underscoring the importance of flavors to more than 4,600 adult vapor consumers across 17 battleground states.<\/p>\n\n
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\nThe online poll, conducted by McLaughlin & Associates from October 17-22, 2019, surveyed 4,669 adult vapor consumers in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.<\/p>\n
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