E-cigarettes were heavily promoted as a safe alternative to traditional cigarettes. It was meant for those who want to quit smoking. But it has been seen that e-cigarettes have become popular with another group, minors.

A group of attorneys general in 29 states are quite concerned about the latter part and have decided to bring the matter into the notice of the Food and Drug Administration. One of the attorneys is Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley. He shared that they have prepared a letter urging the FDA to levy strict regulations on the manufacturing and advertising of e-cigarettes.

It is quite recent that the sale of e-cigarettes has become illegal for minors. Two studies by the CDC unveiled that before the ban, the percentage of minors using e-cigarettes had doubled. In fact, the number of calls to poison control centers owing to e-cigarettes increased from 1 per month to 215 per month.

Seeing the situation, Coakley thinks that the present steps are not sufficient to keep minors away from e-cigarettes. As per her, the FDA should put a ban on the flavoured tobacco, which is a key attraction among the minors. By levying the ban, Coakley thinks that the problem will be solved to a great extent.

The attorney's group has also asked the FDA to set limitations on e-cigarette marketing efforts. The group fears that e-cigarette might increase the percentage of youngsters becoming addicted to nicotine.

"Imposing federal restrictions on e-cigarettes is an important first step to protect public health from the harmful impacts of tobacco, but more must be done to help keep these products out of the hands of minors", stated Coakley, the co-sponsor of the letter.