Apple bans vaping apps from the App Store

PUBLISHED FRI, NOV 15 20198:07 AM EST

Elly Cosgrove  @ELLYCOSGROVE

• Apple says Friday it will ban vaping apps from the App Store and that it removed 181 apps related to vaping.
• The apps are a mix of store apps, games and hardware companion apps that let users regulate things like lighting and heating of vape pens.
• Apple device users who have already downloaded the apps will be able to continue using them, the company said.
• A disease related to vaping called EVALI has now sickened 2,172 people and killed 42 people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.