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US Health Officials Move to Limit Sales of E-Cigarettes

United States government health officials are moving forward with a plan designed to keep electronic cigarettes out of the hands of young people.

美国政府卫生官员正在推进一项计划,旨在避免让年轻人接触到电子烟。

The plan would restrict sales of most flavored e-cigarettes at drug stores, gasoline stations and other businesses that sell them.

这项计划将限制大部分调味电子烟在药店、加油站和其他售卖点的销售。

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, first proposed the new rules last November. They are the latest government effort to fight what health officials call an epidemic1 of young people using the devices.

美国食品药品监督管理局(简称FDA)于去年11月首次提出这一新规。卫生官员称电子烟已在青年人群中泛滥,这是政府应对这种情况所采取的最新举措。

E-cigarettes usually heat a flavored substance made with nicotine2, a highly addictive3 chemical. The solution becomes a vapor4, a gas that can be breathed in much like cigarette smoke. U.S. federal law bans the sale of e-cigarettes to anyone under 18 years of age. But a study published last year found that 1 in 5 high school students report using the devices – an activity known as vaping.

一般来说,电子烟是加热一种由尼古丁制成的香味物质,而尼古丁是一种非常容易上瘾的化学物质。溶液加热后产生烟雾般的蒸汽,吸入时非常像香烟的烟雾。美国联邦法律禁止向未满18岁者出售电子烟。但是去年公布的一项调查发现,有五分之一的高中生吸电子烟。

Last week, the FDA announced that e-cigarette makers5 would need to restrict sales of most flavored products. Sales would be limited to stores that ask people for their age upon entry or have a separate, age-restricted area for vaping products. Companies would also be expected to use outside identity-confirmation technology for sales involving the internet.

FDA上周宣布,电子烟制造商需要限制大多数调味产品的销售。只有有年龄限制的商店或为电子烟产品设置单独年龄限制区的商店才能出售电子烟。企业在线上销售电子烟要采取其他身份认证技术。

The FDA will also work to remove vaping products that clearly appeal to children. Examples include products with containers that look like treats children enjoy, such as candy, cookies or fruit drinks. Companies that do not follow the new requirements risk having their products pulled from the U.S. market, the FDA said.

FDA还将致力于消除明显对儿童有吸引力的电子烟产品。比如含有看起来像儿童喜欢的零食的产品,如糖果、曲奇或水果饮料等。FDA表示,不遵守新规定的企业将面临产品被撤出美国市场的风险。

The restrictions6 will not include three flavors that the FDA says appeal more to adults than teenagers: tobacco, menthol and mint.

FDA表示,三种对成年人的吸引力胜于青少年的调味电子烟不受限制,分别是:原味、薄荷醇和薄荷味。

New cartridge7-based products like Juul have been the main force behind the rise in vaping among teenagers. A large number of U.S. high school students use Juul products during the school day. The rechargeable devices produce no smell and can easily be used in secret in school restrooms and even classrooms.

Juul等新款烟弹型电子烟一直是电子烟在青少年群体中爆红的主力军。大批美国高中生在学校吸食Juul电子烟。这种可充电的产品没有烟味,可以偷偷地在学校卫生间、甚至是教室里吸食。

The Silicon8 Valley, California-based company voluntarily halted sales of its fruit and candy-flavored pods in stores last year, before the FDA announcement.

去年,在FDA宣布声明之前,总部位于加州硅谷的Juul公司主动停止了其水果味和糖果味烟弹在商店的销售。

Anti-smoking activists9 have questioned whether the new FDA restrictions will be enough to stop the rise in teenage vaping. The FDA has little power over how stores sell vaping products. Instead, critics say the agency is largely telling companies to self-police.

反吸烟活动人士对FDA新出台的限制规定是否足以阻止吸食电子烟的青少年人数继续增加提出了质疑。FDA几乎没有权力对商店出售电子烟产品的方式进行规定。批评人士认为,该机构基本上是让各企业进行自我监督。

Erika Sward is with the American Lung Association, which has called on the FDA to remove all flavored e-cigarettes from the market. Sward said the FDA’s decision to leave out menthol and mint flavors is a mistake. Studies show those flavors are used by nearly half of teenagers who vape.

艾丽卡·斯沃德来自美国肺脏协会,该协会呼吁FDA将所有调味电子烟撤出市场。斯沃德表示,FDA不限制薄荷醇和薄荷味电子烟的决定是个错误。研究显示,近半数青少年在吸食这些口味的电子烟。

Health experts say nicotine is highly harmful to developing brains. Some researchers worry that addicted10 teens will eventually move from vaping to smoking cigarettes and other products.

健康专家表示,尼古丁对发育中的大脑极具危害。一些研究人员担心,已经上瘾的青少年最终会从吸食电子烟转向吸食香烟和其他产品。

During the presidency11 of Barack Obama, his administration developed rules requiring manufacturers to present e-cigarettes for safety and health exams by August 2018. But current FDA commissioner12 Scott Gottlieb delayed that requirement until 2022. He argued that both the FDA and the industry needed more time to prepare.

在巴拉克·奥巴执政时期,他领导的政府出台规定,要求制造商在2018年8月前提交电子烟的安全卫生审查报告。但是现任美国食品药品监督管理局局长斯科特·戈特利布将报告提交时间推迟至2022年。他认为,FDA和该行业都需要更多的准备时间。

But now, under the agency’s new rules, that date will move to 2021.

不过目前,依据FDA出台的新规,截止时间已改至2021年。

Still, the American Lung Association and several other anti-smoking groups are taking legal action against the FDA. They want the federal government to begin studying the safety and health effects of e-cigarettes immediately.

The new rules are expected to heavily affect small businesses. Groups representing those stores have fought against the plan since it was first proposed last November.

但是,美国肺脏协会和其他多个反吸烟组织仍准备起诉FDA。他们希望联邦政府立即开始对电子烟的安全性和健康影响展开调查。预计新规将对小型商店产生严重影响。自去年11月新规出台以来,代表这些商店的组织一直在对抗这项计划。

The restrictions are expected to have less of an effect on vape specialty13 shops. That is because many of them already require store workers to ask people for identity documents.

预计限制规定对电子烟专卖店的影响不会太大。这是因为许多专卖店已经要求工作人员让顾客出示身份证明。

A separate proposal announced last Wednesday aims to ban flavored cigars that were launched after 2007. That is the effective date for many of FDA’s legal powers. Cigars come in flavors like blueberry, cherry and chocolate. Lawmakers worry teenagers could turn to these tobacco products as flavored e-cigarettes are restricted.

上周三公布的另一项计划旨在禁止2007年之后上市的调味烟。那是FDA多项法律权利的生效日期。蓝莓、樱桃和巧克力等口味的香烟纷纷上市。议员担心,在调味电子烟被限制的情况下,青少年会转而吸食这类香烟。

The FDA will accept comments on the guidelines for 30 days before finalizing14 them later this year.

FDA将就其准则公开征收意见30天,在今年晚些时候确定最终方案。

Words in This Story

flavored – adj. possessing a given taste

epidemic – n. a sudden quickly spreading occurrence of something harmful or unwanted

addictive – adj. causing a strong and harmful need to regularly have or do something

vapor – n. a substance that is in the form of a gas or that consists of very small drops or particles mixed with the air

teenager(s) – n. someone who is between 13 and 19 years old

cartridge – n. a case or container that you put into a machine to make it work

pod(s) – n. a small container


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1 epidemic 5iTzz     
n.流行病;盛行;adj.流行性的,流传极广的
参考例句:
  • That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
  • The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。
2 nicotine QGoxJ     
n.(化)尼古丁,烟碱
参考例句:
  • Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily.许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
  • Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily.许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
3 addictive hJbyL     
adj.(吸毒等)使成瘾的,成为习惯的
参考例句:
  • The problem with video game is that they're addictive.电子游戏机的问题在于它们会使人上瘾。
  • Cigarettes are highly addictive.香烟很容易使人上瘾。
4 vapor DHJy2     
n.蒸汽,雾气
参考例句:
  • The cold wind condenses vapor into rain.冷风使水蒸气凝结成雨。
  • This new machine sometimes transpires a lot of hot vapor.这部机器有时排出大量的热气。
5 makers 22a4efff03ac42c1785d09a48313d352     
n.制造者,制造商(maker的复数形式)
参考例句:
  • The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality. 这一产品的制造商向我们保证说他们没有牺牲质量。
  • The makers are about to launch out a new product. 制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 restrictions 81e12dac658cfd4c590486dd6f7523cf     
约束( restriction的名词复数 ); 管制; 制约因素; 带限制性的条件(或规则)
参考例句:
  • I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
  • a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制
7 cartridge fXizt     
n.弹壳,弹药筒;(装磁带等的)盒子
参考例句:
  • Unfortunately the 2G cartridge design is very difficult to set accurately.不幸地2G弹药筒设计非常难正确地设定。
  • This rifle only holds one cartridge.这支来复枪只能装一发子弹。
8 silicon dykwJ     
n.硅(旧名矽)
参考例句:
  • This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
  • A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。
9 activists 90fd83cc3f53a40df93866d9c91bcca4     
n.(政治活动的)积极分子,活动家( activist的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
  • Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 addicted dzizmY     
adj.沉溺于....的,对...上瘾的
参考例句:
  • He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
  • She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。
11 presidency J1HzD     
n.总统(校长,总经理)的职位(任期)
参考例句:
  • Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
  • Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
12 commissioner gq3zX     
n.(政府厅、局、处等部门)专员,长官,委员
参考例句:
  • The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
  • He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。
13 specialty SrGy7     
n.(speciality)特性,特质;专业,专长
参考例句:
  • Shell carvings are a specialty of the town.贝雕是该城的特产。
  • His specialty is English literature.他的专业是英国文学。
14 finalizing acbfceb1da3eb01f83b0b428c6073fa3     
vt.完成(finalize的现在分词形式)
参考例句:
  • You may edit registered information any time during the finalizing period. 您可以在规定期限内随时编辑修改注册资料。 来自互联网
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