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Warning Letters and Civil Money Penalties Issued to Retailers for Selling JUUL and Other E-Cigarettes to Minors

June 2018 – September 2018

In the largest coordinated enforcement effort in the FDA's history, the agency issued more than 1,300 warning letters and civil money penalty complaints (fines) to retailers who illegally sold JUUL and other e-cigarette products to minors during a nationwide, undercover blitz of brick-and-mortar and online stores this summer:

April 2018 – June 2018

FDA issued warning letters (PDF) and civil money penalties (CMPs) in April - June 2018 as part of a concerted effort to ensure youth are not able to access these products. These retailers sold e-cigarettes—including JUUL products—to minors:

Retailer Address City State Zip Date Issued
Irving Hometown Market 462 U.S. Route 202 Rindge NH 03461 06/06/2018 (CMP)
Adam’s Smokes and Gifts 8370 West Cheyenne Avenue, Suite 100 Las Vegas NV 89129 06/06/2018 (CMP)
Smoker’s Vape and Tobacco Shop 3450 Kildaire Farm Road Suite 154 Cary NC 27518 05/10/2018 (Warning)
AM PM / Arco 3922 Fruitvale Boulevard Yakima WA 98902 05/03/2018 (CMP)
7-Eleven 1592 North Casa Grande Avenue Casa Grande AZ 85122 05/03/2018 (Warning)
Circle K 3435 North Rancho Drive Las Vegas NV 89130 05/03/2018 (Warning)
Cottage Variety 1 Beach Road Holbrook MA 02343 05/03/2018 (Warning)
Infinity’s End South 5119 A South Boulevard Charlotte NC 28217 05/03/2018 (Warning)
Littleton Shell 460 King Street Littleton MA 01460 05/03/2018 (Warning)
Lucky Mart 880 Oaklawn Avenue Cranston RI 02920 05/03/2018 (Warning)
Mobil 4630 South Beech Daly Street Dearborn Heights MI 48125 05/03/2018 (Warning)
Shell/Food Mart 56 Lathrop Road Plainfield CT 06374 05/03/2018 (Warning)
Smokers In and Out Cigarettes 3875 Wadsworth Boulevard Wheat Ridge CO 80033 05/03/2018 (Warning)
Ultra Food and Fuel / Citgo 974 Meriden Road Waterbury CT 06705 05/03/2018 (Warning)
Uncle Stu’s Smoke and Vape Shop 83 South Rand Road Lake Zurich IL 60047 05/03/2018 (Warning)
VP Racing Fuels / Circle K 62 River Street Jaffrey NH 03452 05/03/2018 (Warning)
Sam’s Food Stores 1036 106 Sisson Avenue Hartford CT 06106 04/30/2018 (CMP)
Butler News and Candy Shop 150 Main Street Butler NJ 07405 04/26/2018 (Warning)
Mobil / 7-Eleven 10700 Reames Road Charlotte NC 28269 04/26/2018 (Warning)
Speedway 7929 3110 Sandy Ridge Road Colfax NC 27235 04/26/2018 (Warning)
The Market at Ridgefield Mobil 31 Danbury Road Ridgefield CT 06877 04/24/2018 (CMP)
Sam’s Food Store 367 Ashley Boulevard New Bedford MA 02745 04/24/2018 (CMP)
3 D's Convenience Store 88 Point Judith Road Narragansett RI 02882 04/24/2018 (Warning)
7- Eleven 27643 501 East Street Frederick MD 21701 04/24/2018 (Warning)
7-Eleven 951 Brock Avenue New Bedford MA 02744 04/24/2018 (Warning)
7-Eleven 1511 East Little Creek Road Norfolk VA 23518 04/24/2018 (Warning)
7-Eleven 33065 1024 Cove Road New Bedford MA 02744 04/24/2018 (Warning)
Aanya Corner Stop 1203 Church Street New Bedford MA 02745 04/24/2018 (Warning)
Alien Vape Smoke Shop 7529 Watt Avenue Suite 120 North Highlands CA 95660 04/24/2018 (Warning)
Alon/7-Eleven 130 10190 West University Boulevard Odessa TX 79764 04/24/2018 (Warning)
BP Grab-N-Go 227 West Main Street Greensburg IN 47240 04/24/2018 (Warning)
Circle K/BP 2101 Highway 17 South North Myrtle Beach SC 29582 04/24/2018 (Warning)
Circle K/Exxon 2601 Queensgate Drive Richland WA 99352 04/24/2018 (Warning)
Circle K/Mac's 1396 West Main Street Lexington KY 40508 04/24/2018 (Warning)
Circle K/Mobil  485 Highway 6 West Oxford MS  38655  04/24/2018 (Warning)
Cumberland Farms 195 West Street Ware MA 01082 04/24/2018 (Warning)
Cumberland Farms 578 Route 28 Harwich Port MA  02646  04/24/2018 (Warning)
Cumberland Farms 6747 121 Bay Road South Hamilton  MA  01982  04/24/2018 (Warning)
Discount Tobacco and Vape 30 Lafayette Square Vernon CT 06066 04/24/2018 (Warning)
E-Liquid Circle d/b/a Inline Vape, LLC 35470 Mound Rd Sterling Heights MI 48310 04/24/2018 (Warning)
Empire Smoke 2051 East Shaw Avenue Suite 101 Fresno CA  93710  04/24/2018 (Warning)
Express Mart 119 Boston Road  Springfield MA  01109  04/24/2018 (Warning)
Jackman E-Cigs 3109 North 108th Street  Omaha NE 68164  04/24/2018 (Warning)
Kangaroo Express 784 703 North Main Street Mooresville NC 28115  04/24/2018 (Warning)
Lakeville Smoke Shop 71 Main Street, Suite 4 Lakeville MA 02347 04/24/2018 (Warning)
Mobil Mart 570 Meriden Road Waterbury CT 06705 04/24/2018 (Warning)
Mode E Cigarettes 408 East Church Street Blackwood NJ 08012 04/24/2018 (Warning)
Mullaney's Variety 203 West Squantum Street Quincy MA 02171 04/24/2018 (Warning)
My eCigs 9 South Bridge Drive Agawam MA 01001 04/24/2018 (Warning)
Rab Vapes 2357 Millersport Highway Getzville NY 14068 04/24/2018 (Warning)
Rt. 28 Smoke Shop 113 4th Street Medford MA 02155 04/24/2018 (Warning)
Sheetz 1620 New Garden Road Greensboro NC 27410 04/24/2018 (Warning)
Shell 81 Storey Avenue Newburyport MA 01950 04/24/2018 (Warning)
Shell 431 Lincoln Street Marlborough MA 01752 04/24/2018 (Warning)
Shell/Food Mart 900 N NC 16 Highway Conover NC 28613 04/24/2018 (Warning)
Shell/Henny Penny 114 River Road Lisbon CT 06351 04/24/2018 (Warning)
Smoker's Outlet 7 Talcott Road West Hartford CT 06110 04/24/2018 (Warning)
Southern Cloud Cartel LLC 6109 S. Cooper Street #131 Arlington TX 76001 04/24/2018 (Warning)
Stop n Save 272 South Main Street Orange MA 01364 04/24/2018 (Warning)
Tedeschi Food Shops 450 Ashley Boulevard New Bedford MA 02745 04/24/2018 (Warning)
The Vape Shop 6 Tremont Street Brighton MA 02135 04/24/2018 (Warning)
Top Line Vapor 519 North Warwick Road Somerdale NJ 08083 04/24/2018 (Warning)

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