Commissioner Gottlieb

We're committed to utilizing the full range of our regulatory authorities to directly target the places kids are getting these products and address the role flavors and marketing are playing, we will leave no stone unturned.

Commissioner Gottlieb

I'm also a father of young kids, and every time I go home and talk to parents of other kids... this is the number one thing I hear about, parents are deeply concerned about the trends that they're seeing in their high schools, in their middle schools.

Commissioner Gottlieb

The data show that kids using e-cigarettes are going to be more likely to try combustible cigarettes later, this is a large pool of future risk.

Commissioner Gottlieb

The rate of use of e-cigarettes among kids threatens to reverse those gains, we simply can not let that happen.

Commissioner Gottlieb

I'm deeply concerned about the availability of menthol-flavored cigarettes, i believe these menthol-flavored products represent one of the most common and pernicious routes by which kids initiate on combustible cigarettes.

Commissioner Gottlieb