Banned E cigarettes still available on Amazon, Flipkart
NEW DELHI: Some vaping products were still listed on the Indian websites of Amazon.com Inc and Walmart's Flipkart on Thursday, while several other websites discontinued their sales a day after the government's nationwide ban.
Warning of an "epidemic" among young people, India banned sale, production, import and advertising of e-cigarettes, dealing a blow to the plans of companies such as Juul Labs and Philip Morris International to sell the products in the country.
Websites such as Vapestop and Litejoy, which offered vaping products online, discontinued their operations and ran disclaimers on their websites related to the government order.
However, it was still possible to purchase vaping devices from the e-commerce websites of Amazon.com and Flipkart, according to product listings reviewed by Reuters on Thursday.
Amazon offered a "Honey Badger" vape device, which resembled a USB flash drive, for 2,799 rupees ($39.35), with flavored vape refills of mint, butter tobacco, mango and berry. Flipkart also listed the product.
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