The U.S. vaping industry faces a multi-front crackdown as October begins. Senator Chuck Schumer formally demanded the FDA investigate illicit Chinese-manufactured e-cigarettes within 30 days, citing staggering unauthorized market data. Simultaneously, three states — Alabama, Virginia, and Pennsylvania — implement new vape regulations starting October 1, while Colorado recalls 49 products tainted with a cancer-linked solvent. The message from both federal and state authorities is clear: the era o