FDA's E Cigarette Fiasco: A Recipe for Disaster The recent guidelines allowing unauthorized electronic cigarettes (e cigs) and nicotine pouches onto the US market have raised eyebrows in the public health community.
The Food and Drug Administration's tobacco center has drafted new rules permitting companies to launch certain nicotine based products before they've been fully vetted by regulators.
This development is particularly puzzling given the FDA's long standing policy requiring scientific verification of health benefits for smokers before introducing new products.