1. The first paragraph of a news article should answer the questions who, what, where and when. List the who, what, where and when of this news item. (NOTE: The remainder of a news article provides details on the why and/or how.)

2. How might this harm children?

3. What did FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb say about the packaging? Be specific.

4. What is the FDA’s goal for the actions it has taken regarding tobacco products in the past few months?

5. a) What are the main ingredients in e-liquid?
b) What effect would ingesting e-liquid have on a child?

6. Check out the examples of the e-liquid marketed to look like familiar products that kids eat/drink at FDA.gov.
Nicholas Warrender, owner of the company that makes Vape Heads Sour Smurf Sauce complained that his company had spent a lot of money and time to change the packaging - saying that he recognized the problem and changed the design in November to feature a man in a beard, which he said signaled adult use of the product.
a) What is your reaction to Mr. Warrender’s claims?
b) Do you think these companies innocently/naively package their products to look like candy/whipped cream, etc? Explain your answer.

      OLD Vapeheads packaging.

      NEW Vapeheads packaging.