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FDA’s Authorization of Zyn Nicotine Pouches a Step in the Right Direction

In a groundbreaking move, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the marketing of 20 Zyn nicotine pouch…

February 7, 2025

Skepticism Over FDA Bid to Mandate Very Low-Nicotine Cigarettes

The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has issued a proposed rule that would cap nicotine levels in combustible tobacco products…

January 23, 2025

How the FDA Made a “Gigantic, Chaotic Mess” of the US Vapes Market

Twenty-one years ago, a Chinese pharmacist named Hon Lik patented the first electronic cigarette. Lik smoked heavily, and hoped to…

January 9, 2025

FDA Reports Largest-Ever Seizure of Unregulated Nicotine Vapes

On October 22, the Food and Drug Administration announced what appears to be the United States government's largest seizure of…

October 24, 2024

Psychedelic Advocates Air FDA Frustrations at Reagan-Udall Meeting

On September 6, the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration, an independent nonprofit created by Congress in 2007…

September 9, 2024

FDA Authorizes Menthol Vapes: First-Ever Non-Tobacco Flavor

On June 21, the United States Food and Drug Administration announced that it had authorized four menthol-flavored vaping products. This…

June 21, 2024

The Tobacco Control Act Turns 15: Have We Made Progress at All?

When I was 22, I watched my grandpa wheeled out of his home in a body bag. Aged 53, I…

June 21, 2024

FDA Scraps Its Juul Marketing Denials; Authorization Now Possible

The United States Food and Drug Administration has rescinded its marketing denial orders (MDOs) to Juul Labs, Inc, almost two…

June 7, 2024

Recent Reports Reflect How the FDA Props Up the Cigarette Trade

Two subscription-only reports have recently highlighted how the Food and Drug Administration is effectively propping up smoking in the United…

May 17, 2024

PMTA Registry Bills, Which Ban Flavored Vapes, Are Spreading

Virginia has confirmed an effective ban on flavored vapes, though with a one-year delay, while similar legislation in Iowa awaits…

May 2, 2024