電子煙制造商Juul正在接受聯(lián)邦調(diào)查

The e-cigarette maker Juul, which bills itself as a way for people to quit smoking, is the subject of a federal investigation, reports the Wall Street Journal.

據(jù)《華爾街日報》報道，電子煙制造商Juul正在接受聯(lián)邦調(diào)查，而Juul一直標榜自己是一種使人們戒煙的方式。

The U.S. attorney’s office of the Northern District of California is conducting the investigation, which is in its early stages, reports the WSJ, citing an unnamed source. The report didn’t specify the focus of the investigation. Juul is headquartered in San Francisco.

《華爾街日報》援引某位未透露姓名的知情人士的話報導(dǎo)，美國加利福尼亞州北部地區(qū)檢察官辦公室正在進行調(diào)查，而且此次調(diào)查尚處于初期階段。報道中沒有具體說明此次調(diào)查的重點。Juul的總部設(shè)在舊金山。

The U.S. Attorney’s office wouldn’t confirm the report and Juul would not comment on it. Nor did Juul respond to Fast Company‘s request for comment.

美國檢察官辦公室不愿證實該報道，Juul也不愿置評。Juul也沒有回應(yīng)快公司的置評請求。

Juul has come under increased scrutiny from state and federal agencies as vaping has taken off among teenagers and as reports of vaping-related deaths have made headlines. Juul points out that its product contains no THC or vitamin E compounds, ingredients that were found in the products used by many of the vapers who were hospitalized.

隨著電子煙在青少年中越來越流行，以及有關(guān)電子煙致死的報道成為頭條新聞，Juul接受了州立和聯(lián)邦機構(gòu)越來越多的審查。Juul指出，該公司的產(chǎn)品不含THC(四氫大麻酚)或維生素E化合物，也沒有在許多住院患者使用的產(chǎn)品中發(fā)現(xiàn)的那些成分。

The Federal Trade Commission, the Food and Drug Administration, and several state attorneys general are already investigating Juul for its marketing practices, which many believe target younger users. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform held hearings in July on Juul’s role in the youth nicotine epidemic.

美國聯(lián)邦貿(mào)易委員會、食品藥物管理局以及幾個州的總檢察長已經(jīng)在調(diào)查Juul的營銷活動了。許多人認為，Juul的目標用戶是年輕人。眾議院監(jiān)督改革委員會于7月就Juul在青少年尼古丁泛濫中所扮演的角色舉行了聽證會。

In response to the vaping-related deaths, the Trump administration said it has plans to ban more flavored cigarettes.

為了回應(yīng)與電子煙相關(guān)的死亡事件，特朗普政府表示，計劃禁止添加了很多香料的香煙。

The maker of Marlboro cigarettes, Altria Group, took a 35% stake in Juul with a $12.8 billion investment last year, at which time Juul was valued at $38 billion.

萬寶路香煙制造商奧馳亞集團去年斥資128億美元收購了Juul 35%的股份，當時Juul的估值為380億美元。