FDA’s tobacco center just drafted new rules to let ecigs, pouches onto market, but staffers didn’t write them
The FDA's tobacco center has introduced new guidelines allowing unauthorized e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches to enter the U.S. market without full regulatory vetting. This decision surprised many FDA officials, as they were not consulted prior to the policy's release. The move has raised concerns about the agency's transparency and the potential impact on public trust in its regulatory processes.
- ▪Senior FDA officials were unaware of new guidelines permitting unauthorized nicotine products.
- ▪The guidelines were published without the required public comment period.
- ▪The FDA has struggled to regulate the vaping market effectively for over a decade.
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Senior officials in the Food and Drug Administration’s tobacco center were blindsided by a recent decision that opens the door to allowing more unauthorized electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto the U.S. market, The Associated Press has learned.Recommended Video The guidelines, posted days before former FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigned, will allow companies to launch certain nicotine-based products before they’ve been fully vetted by regulators. Some FDA officials tasked with enforcing vaping regulations were not consulted on the changes and only learned of them the night before the document was published earlier this month, according to two staffers who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity to discuss confidential agency matters.
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