Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky: Major gap in new FDA regulations governing flavored e-cigarettes

A partial ban on flavored e-cigarettes that went into effect nationwide last week has a major loophole that keeps kid-friendly flavored products on the market, according to the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. The Food and Drug Administration policy bans most flavors of cartridge-based e-cigarettes, but doesn’t apply to disposable devices. Following is a statement from Ben…

Animal Abuse Reporting Bill Moves Forward

By STU JOHNSON Under current Kentucky law, veterinarians are prohibited from reporting cases of suspected animal abuse.  A Western Kentucky lawmaker is seeking to give veterinarians the latitude to register such a concern. Listen here. Morgantown Senator C.B Embry’s bill allows veterinarians to report the abuse of animals under their care.  Jim Weber is with the…