Pulmonary diseases related to e-cigarettes are increasing, and the medical and health departments of the US federal and state governments are investigating the risks of such diseases. Nowadays, people’s worries about e-cigarettes are increasing. Recently, Wal-Mart announced that it will stop selling e-cigarettes, which is a huge blow to the industry.

This Friday, Wal-Mart announced that it will stop selling e-cigarettes in the United States. As e-cigarettes become more and more popular among young people, people are increasingly worried that it will bring health risks.

"Because of the increasingly complex and uncertain attitudes of federal, state, and local regulatory agencies on e-cigarettes, we plan to stop the sale of such e-nicotine products." The retail giant said in a statement.

Although e-cigarettes are advertised as a smoking cessation product, they still arouse health concerns among parents, doctors and government officials, so Wal-Mart made a decision to ban the sale of e-cigarettes under such circumstances.

E-cigarette products only account for a small part of Wal-Mart’s revenue, but most of the e-cigarette shopping groups are very young and the purchase frequency is also very high, and while buying e-cigarettes, they will also buy some other things. "E-cigarette buyers are actually very important to Wal-Mart." said Burt Flickinger, general manager of the retail consulting firm Strategic Resource Group.

In fact, Wal-Mart is not the first large retailer to ban the sale of e-cigarettes. In April this year, Rite Aid, one of the largest pharmaceutical supply chains in the United States, announced that it would stop supplying e-cigarettes. In August, the emerging retailer Dollar General also announced the removal of e-cigarettes.

Two weeks ago, Costco also removed all e-cigarette products from the shelves. As Wal-Mart's biggest competitor, Target has never sold e-cigarette products. Since 1996, it has no longer sold any cigarette products.

But as the largest retailer in the United States, Wal-Mart often sets an example to other peers. The company's CEO Doug McMillon is the chairman of the lobbying organization Business Roundtable, which brings together American business leaders.

Craig Johnson, who runs a retail research and consulting company, said: "Wal-Mart absolutely has a huge influence when dealing with such special products. I am not sure that every merchant will follow in its footsteps, but at least everyone will see Some businesses will choose to imitate."

This Friday, the National Association of Convenience Stores, which represents convenience stores, did not respond to Walmart's declaration and did not advise its members (including 150,000 U.S. stores) on how to address the safety concerns of e-cigarette products. .

"We are not scientists. We are just some retail staff. Our job is to sell legal goods." said Lyle Beckwith, a senior executive of the National Convenience Store Association.

Recently, the health risks brought by e-cigarettes have prompted the government to initiate related investigations, and medical organizations have also issued warnings that consumers’ worries are increasing.

On Thursday, a group of medical experts said that e-cigarette-related lung diseases have increased to 530 cases. A Missouri man became the eighth case of death from a mysterious disease. Officials from the public health department said that many people get sick from inhaling tetrahydrocannabinol in e-cigarettes. This ingredient comes from marijuana, which can cause hallucinations. There are also reports that some people have also developed diseases after smoking e-cigarettes.

However, it is currently impossible to determine whether a specific product or ingredient is causing the disease. Health experts say that the disease may be related to multiple ingredients. Investigations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, and state health departments are now ongoing.

In addition, the spread of e-cigarettes among young people is also a source of concern. This week, the National Drug Abuse Research released the findings: Researchers from the University of Michigan found that since 2017, 8th, 10th and 12th grade students have The number of e-cigarettes has doubled.

In addition to retailers, this week CNN, CBS and Viacom all stated that they will no longer broadcast advertisements from e-cigarette companies.

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