FDA Ban Decision Sends Market For 950,000 Vape Products Up In Smoke
Nearly a million vape product applications were rejected by the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, banning the sale of them in the U.S. Technically, the FDA missed a court-ordered deadline to decide on all e-cigarette sales and has pushed a decision on big brands like Juul into the future.
Stat:
FDA Misses Deadline For Deciding On E-Cigarette Products
The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it has failed to meet a court-ordered deadline for deciding which e-cigarette products can stay on the market. In fact, it has yet to rule on whether any of the largest and most controversial e-cigarette companies, including JUUL, can keep selling their products. (Florko, 9/9)
The Wall Street Journal:
FDA Needs More Time To Decide Fate Of Juul
The Food and Drug Administration said it needed to take more time before deciding whether e-cigarettes made by Juul Labs Inc. and other top manufacturers can remain on the U.S. market. The FDA faced a Thursday deadline to respond to applications from Juul and other e-cigarette makers who had to submit their products for review to keep them on the U.S. market. The Wall Street Journal earlier reported that the FDA would take more time to reach a decision on Juul, the market leader. (Maloney, 9/9)
USA Today:
FDA Delays Juul Decision, Rejects 950K Vaping Product Applications
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday banned the sale of hundreds of thousands of vaping and electronic cigarette products, but delayed its decision on the industry's leading company, Juul. The agency faced a court deadline to issue decisions on marketing applications from the vaping giant and hundreds of other companies after anti-tobacco groups successfully sued the agency to speed up its review. Regulators previously said they would prioritize Juul and a handful of other key players, but none were included in the agency's announcement. (Rodriguez, 9/9)
