Governments around the world have different attitudes toward e-cigarettes and nicotine. In the United Kingdom, government health agencies largely encourage the use of e-cigarettes. In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has had authority over e-cigarette products since 2016, but has refused to create a simple system of standards for e-cigarettes and…
Recently foreign media reported that U.S. e-cigarette company Juul Labs has sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to obtain documents related to an order banning the company’s e-cigarette products from the market. According to the complaint, the FDA withheld the requested documents on the basis of the deliberative process privilege, which allows the federal…
Since 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been working to crack down on fruity-sweetened e-cigarettes that make teens vape nicotine, Reuters reported. But at least 20 brands still sell single-use devices like “Peach Blueberry Candy” and “Pineapple Strawberry” in liquor stores, tobacco stores and convenience stores in the United States. Flavored disposable e-cigarettes…