The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday released formal plans t...
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday released formal plans to curb the sale of flavored e-cigarettes and slow a surge in teenage use of the popular nicotine devices.
The proposal would allow traditional retailers such as convenience stores to sell tobacco, mint and menthol e-cigarettes, which the FDA says are more popular among adults than minors. But other flavors could only be sold in stores or online when strong age-verification protocols are in place. “The FDA did this in a fashion that’s going to allow us to put in place additional restrictions if the youth rates continue to grow,” Gottlieb said. “It allows us to very quickly adjust our policy further.”
Public health and anti-smoking groups said the agency’s plan falls short of what is needed to curb underage e-cigarette use.
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