The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a ruling on August 8, 2016, to regulate all electronic cigarette products in an effort to improve public health. The rule bans the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors and requires all e-cig manufacturers to submit products for premarket laboratory review.
Mitch Zeller, J.D, Director of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, says the rule is being enforced to prevent e-cigs from being sold without review of their ingredients.
The FDA recognizes that some tobacco products have the potential to be less harmful than others. However, they argue that ‘more evidence is needed’ for products such as e-cigs to determine their impact on public health.
They believe the reduced toxicity of e-cigs compared to conventional cigarettes mean they have the potential to reduce disease and death, but are concerned that young people may become addicted to nicotine, despite some e-cigs containing no nicotine at all.
The new rule is concerning for e-cigarette industry advocates who say that premarket approval will run small companies out of business, consolidating the industry to fewer products produced by major tobacco companies and giving consumers limited options.
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