FDA, U.S. Marshals Conduct Raid at Warehouse in Illinois Related to Tobacco Products, Officials Say
The Department of Justice descended on a vaping product distribution warehouse on Sept. 10, 2025, seizing thousands of items that the DOJ says are illegal. It's part of a multi-state crackdown. The investigation began several months ago, and Wednesday morning a multi-agency operation hit the Midwest Goods warehouse in Bensenville, seizing what authorities said amounts to millions of dollars of illicit vaping and e-cigarette products.
The Department of Justice put on display what they call dangerous vaping and e-cigarette products. Many of them are flavored, which Attorney General Bondi says are illegal and marketed to young people. "Many of these products were smuggled in from China, circumventing regulations," Bondi said. "They often contain undisclosed or untested chemicals which fail to meet FDA safety standards." Officials said many of the products are considered so dangerous they can't be sold in China. They contain high doses of nicotine, and sometimes THC. The FDA commissioner says 85% of products sold in retails stores are illegal. The five-state operation represents the largest seizure in agency history. Read more
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