FDA Warns of Toxic Vape Chemicals After 50 People in the Midwest Suffer Lung Damage

The Food and Drug Administration published an urgent public safety alert that consumers in Billings need to know about. The warning follows a sudden and alarming cluster of severe lung illnesses — later identified as part of a national outbreak — linked to the use of e-cigarette, or vaping, products. According to the CDC, many of these cases were strongly associated with vitamin E acetate , an additive found in illicit THC-containing vaping products, not traditional flavoring chemicals. The patients, many of whom are young adults, presented with symptoms resembling chemical burns in their lungs, prompting a significant public health investigation. Health officials are now concerned that these dangerous products, primarily sold through loosely monitored online marketplaces, could alread