For the campaign Tobacco-Free Kids", The last day of summer marked a new deadline not respected by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which was to issue final regulations for all tobacco products, including cigars and e-cigarettes.
In a statement on Tuesday, the group's chairman, Matthew Myers, blamed the agency's "inexcusable" and persistent delay which he said shows no sign of final regulations being sent to the Office of Management and Budget for review. .
« The FDA and the administration are taking far too long to act, ”he said. “The FDA announced its intention to regulate all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes in April 2011, but did not issue a regulatory proposal until April 25, 2014. »
Near 17 months later, Myers states that " the agency has not yet issued a final regulation and above all missed the deadline announced for June 2015. »
In addition, the group stated that e-cigarette use among middle and high school students has tripled in the past year". Even more amazing, the high school boys 
would smoke as many cigars as cigarettes.
«The health and well-being of our country's children are threatened a little more every day by inaction by the FDA and the administration." , he said. " The time taken to regulate all tobacco products is long suffering. »
In the end, the FDA still has not announced when a final regulation will be published.
source: Thehill.com
