Walmart stops selling e-cigarettes in US as reports of vaping-related deaths soar

Sputnik Aleksander Vilf

The US retailer giant Walmart Inc has announced it will no longer sell electronic cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery products at its US stores due to reports of vaping-related lung disease and deaths.

According to an internal company memo sent out to Walmart employees on Friday and seen by Reuters, the retailer is concerned with the growing teenage interest in vape-smoking, as well as the alarming number of reports on cases of vaping-related lung disease and deaths.

It noted that the current uncertainty over regulations regarding vape-smoking at federal, state and local levels also makes it difficult to continue selling vaping-related products.

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