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The FDA is the food and drug control agency in the United States. The acronym FDA stands for Food and Drug Administration. This American regulatory body has been regulating vaping products as if they were tobacco products since August 2016, and subjects vaping to the same rules.

Since August 2016, the Food and Drug Administration has controlled vaping. It is the FDA that dictates the laws on vaping, its authorization, its prohibition, the nicotine limit that e-liquids can contain, and the type of products authorised on the American market, for example.

The VTA Sues Trump Administration for Moving the PMTA Deadline Forward

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Last March, the FDA issued its much-anticipated guidelines with regards to new restrictions on vaping products. The draft had been released just weeks before...

FDA Unveils Proposed Graphic Cigarette Health Warnings 

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The United States had been lagging behind other countries where it comes to smoking related warnings. In fact, the FDA, had failed to update...

Vapor Technology Association Files Lawsuit Against FDA

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So far, it seems the FDA strategy towards vaping in general has been to immediately reject it by harshly regulating it. Then, when it...

FDA Investigates 127 Alleged Reports of Seizures After Vaping

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Earlier this year, former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb had reported that while more research on the matter was being carried out, the agency had...

How Regulators Misunderstand The Toxicity Arguments About E-Cigarettes

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The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that the agency is accepting public comments regarding additional constituent substances found in e-liquids, any...

Public Health Expert: E-Cig Bans Undermine Anti-Smoking Efforts

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E-cig bans and restrictions are spreading like wildfire across the United States. Last month, San Francisco banned the sale of vaping products, and public...

FDA Launches “Magic” TV Ad Campaign Targeting Teen Vaping

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Called “Magic,” the tv ads feature street magician Julius Dein, who has approximately 800,000 followers on YouTube. The ads are part of the FDA...

Statement by FDA Chief on Agency’s Actions Related to Youth Vaping

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Earlier this month, a court case which had been brought about by anti-tobacco and health groups, after the FDA had announced the premarket tobacco...