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All right.

Today is Tuesday, January 14th.

Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning in the news this morning.

A proposed bill that would ban flavored vaping

products heads to Governor Phil Murphy's desk for a signature. The Democratic-led Senate passed

the bill 22 to 15 with the Democratic-controlled assembly voting 53 to 11 with eight lawmakers not

voting on the measure that bans e-cigarette flavors, including any fruit or candy among others.

Lawmakers say the flavors are meant to hook young

people who are using the products in increasing numbers. Opponents of the legislation who crowded

part of the State House Complex Monday say officials should better enforce the smoking age instead of

age of age adults from buying products they enjoy using. The smoking age in New Jersey is 21.

Governor Murphy has been supportive of the idea of a flavored ban, but his office didn't respond when asked how they'd handle the

legislation. Massachusetts is the only other state with the statewide ban on flavors, according to

the campaign for tobacco-free kids, through eight states, although eight states have enacted emergency

regulations to halt the sale of flavored vaping

products. The rules face legal challenges and are in effect in only three states, according to

the campaign, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Washington. CDC officials said that they have narrowed in

on a culprit, a chemical compound called vitamin E acetate that have been found in the lungs of some

sick patients and the products they use to vape. Vitamin E acetate that have been found in the lungs of some sick patients and the

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