Flavored vapes are everywhere. The US Food and Drug Administration heavily restricted the products for a variety of reasons, including the fact that their colorful, sweet-flavored appeal was a deliberate effort to market them directly to children.
But in early March, the Food and Drug Administration released draft guidance, or “nonbinding recommendations,” about what it would take for flavored vap...
The strongest version of this narrative presents Ike Tech’s age-verification system as a potential breakthrough in regulating flavored vapes, addressing both underage access and the FDA’s concerns about marketing to children. The technology’s use of biometrics and blockchain, combined with anonymized data, appears to offer a privacy-conscious solution that could satisfy regulatory demands while allowing adults to access flavored products. Proponents argue that this could shift the market away fr...