Gottlieb Will Not Commit To Banning Flavored E-cigs

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Dr. Scott Gottlieb, who has been chosen to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by President Trump, has refused to commit to banning flavored e-cigs when confronted with the argument that potential flavors that could lure young people into experimentation.

During Gottlieb’s confirmation hearing, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash named e-cigarette flavors when questioning him: “Gummy bears? Cookies and cream?”

Although Gottlieb admitted that Sen. Patty Murray was raising some imperative questions about whether flavored e-cigs could be a gateway to adolescent smoking, he said:

“I think a properly constructed and overseen regulatory process should have the capacity, under the authorities Congress gave the agency, to make these determinations.”

“I recognize there is a line here somewhere, and I don’t know where that line gets drawn. I think that line needs to get drawn by people who are experts in evaluating that science, and I want to support that,” he said.

As FDA commissioner, Gottlieb would oversee the regulation of pharmaceuticals, tobacco, medical devices, food safety, cosmetics and other areas of human and animal health.

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