With Commissioner Under Pressure, FDA Opens Door to Flavored Vapes

No FDA permission, no problem: New flavored vape policy worries experts

FDA announced new enforcement guidance, allowing some unauthorized vapes to stay on the market while applications are processed. Experts foresee problems.

With commissioner under pressure, FDA opens door to flavored vapes

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration issued a new policy Friday that could allow major tobacco and vape companies to begin selling flavored e-cigarettes, delivering a win to top donors after a year of paring back federal tobacco-control efforts.The policy was announced hours after President Donald Trump reportedly signed off on a plan to fire Dr. Marty Makary, the Food and Drug Administration commissioner, who has resisted allowing sales of fla…

Trump accused of handing massive gift to tobacco donors who couldn't win it legally

A former top Food and Drug Administration tobacco regulator who served under both Democratic and Republican administrations unloaded on the Trump administration's stunning new policy opening the door to flavored e-cigarettes.In guidance issued Friday, as President Donald Trump reportedly signed off on a plan to fire FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, the agency said it would stop enforcing rules against illicit vapes and allow products already in ad…

Will fruit-flavored vapes raise health risks?

FDA approved fruit flavored e cigarettes for adults The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized fruit flavored electronic cigarettes for the first time, allowing them to be sold as products intended for adult smokers. The policy shift comes after months of appeals from the vaping industry to…

FDA announces its first OK of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes for adults in major shift under Trump - WXXV News 25

By  MATTHEW PERRONE WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift that comes after months of appeals to President Donald Trump from the vaping industry. The decision is certain to be opposed by health groups and parent organizations that have long pointed to flavors as the driver behind underage vaping in th…