New York (CNN Business) Kroger is becoming the latest major retailer to stop selling e-cigarettes amid public concern over vaping-related illnesses and deaths. Kroger KR Walmart WMT The announcement, whichmade on Monday, came just weeks after made a similar announcement , citing regulatory uncertainty. The vaping industry has been in turmoil following the illnesses and deaths tied to e-cigarettes, as well as the ensuing threat of federal and state regulation. Andrew Cuomo announced an executive action to ban the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes in the state on September 15. The previous week, Michigan became the first state to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes.

Source: CNN October 07, 2019 20:03 UTC