House Panel Wants To Exempt E-Cigs From FDA Rules

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A House panel is trying yet again to exempt e-cigs from the new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules.

The Trump Administration has delayed enforcement of the rules, which many hope will work in favor of e-cig companies.

Under the new FDA rules, small companies that produce e-cigs would likely go out of business as a way to avoid expensive regulatory reviews.

But the legislation approved Wednesday by the Republican-controlled Appropriations Committee would prevent the FDA from requiring retroactive safety reviews of e-cigs already on the market. Instead, it would be only e-cig products introduced in the future that would face the safety reviews.

However, there are several public health groups who say that the regulations may allow many newer tobacco products to also escape scrutiny. This is a cause for concern, particularly when young people are using traditional cigarettes.

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