FDA favors flavors
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As it turns out, the vaping industry is engaged in a fierce campaign to expand the menu of flavor options available to commercial vapers. They appear to be winning the battle. Here’s a summary:
FDA move on flavored vapes rattles public health experts
Flavors like coffee and mint could be on the table for authorization, per new FDA draft guidance.
To date, FDA authorization has been limited to tobacco and menthol flavored vapes, mimicking cigarettes, while other flavors, mainly fruit and candy, are prohibited. The reason: Sweet flavors mostly attract kids.
By way of context: The nation has already experienced a crisis involving a spike in the number of underage vape users, and health experts would like to avoid another one. It’s unlikely the FDA would completely reverse field, but the industry thinks the current Administration may be open to a compromise: a middle ground where flavors such as mint and cinnamon amd coffee would be approved on the grounds that they...
FDA move on flavored vapes rattles public health experts
Flavors like coffee and mint could be on the table for authorization, per new FDA draft guidance.
To date, FDA authorization has been limited to tobacco and menthol flavored vapes, mimicking cigarettes, while other flavors, mainly fruit and candy, are prohibited. The reason: Sweet flavors mostly attract kids.
By way of context: The nation has already experienced a crisis involving a spike in the number of underage vape users, and health experts would like to avoid another one. It’s unlikely the FDA would completely reverse field, but the industry thinks the current Administration may be open to a compromise: a middle ground where flavors such as mint and cinnamon amd coffee would be approved on the grounds that they...
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FDA favors flavors
...a substantial majority of electronic cigarettes sold in America are actually illegal
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