In the United States, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) does not seem to be done with its hunt for e-cigarettes among young people. Indeed last Monday, Scott Gottlieb said the crackdown should continue for some time.
NEW REGULATORY MEASURES TO COMBAT VAPOTAGE!
The 24 last April, the FDA has announced it has sent warnings to 40 shops for electronic cigarette sales. Juul To children. These warnings could have been sent after a one-month undercover operation. Last week the FDA and Federal Trade Commission sent 13 letters to e-liquid manufacturers who offer products whose packaging could encourage young people to vape (fruit juice boxes, candies, cookies).
« We will take more regulatory measures similar to those we have already taken“Said Gottlieb in an interview at the Bloomberg New York office. " There will probably be new actions and this will take some time »
Scott Gottlieb said the enforcement measures were part of a plan to prosecute businesses or shops that market and sell tobacco products to children. Moreover, the commissioner of the FDA has been strongly criticized for having pushed back to 2022 the deadline for submitting applications for authorization of vaping products to the FDA.
The authorization process " was never intended to be the tool Used by the FDA to fight youth smoking, Gottlieb said. FDA Commissioner says: " We have a whole series of actions planned for this"
