More LIES just like Big Tobacco from Juul and some CNN Tele
(CNN)A Juul representative repeatedly told a ninth-grade classroom that the company's e-cigarette
was "totally safe" before showing underage students the device,
according to two teenagers who testified under oath to Congress on Wednesday.
The comments came at the first of two hearings organized by the House Oversight Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy
to "examine [Juul's] responsibility for the youth nicotine addiction epidemic."
Company executives, including Juul's co-founder, will testify on Thursday.
One of the teens who testified on Wednesday, 17-year-old Caleb Mintz,
said a Juul representative spoke to his class as part a "mental health [and] addiction seminar" where teachers were asked to leave the room.
The representative mentioned his connection to Juul, Mintz said,
and the comments on e-cigarette safety were met with a "sigh of relief" among his classmates who were already vaping.
'Very disturbing behavior, to say the least'
In a statement, Juul said the presentation was part of a "short-lived Education and Youth Prevention Program
which was ended in September 2018 after its purpose -- to educate youth on the dangers of nicotine addiction -- was clearly misconstrued."