Boston - It is being reported that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have banned the sale of electronic cigarettes in America.

Electronic cigarettes look similar to a regular ciggy, but actually are quite different operating with a battery and a vaporless odor, in place of a lighter and dangerous omitted toxins.

The electronic cigarettes come in an array of flavors, making them very appealing for young people and this fact was one that made it easy for the tobacco companies to target young people.

"They, (tobacco companies,) were obviously trying to lure children to buy them and start smoking," said Joel Spivak, a spokesperson for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. "What adults do you know that smoke strawberry-flavored cigarettes?"

The FDA has the authority to control how tobacco companies market their products, thanks to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act signed into law by President Obama.

Because of this the FDA has stated that the marketing of electronic cigarettes violates the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, and have thus taken steps to ban their sale in America.