As the FDA stated, while its decision permits the tobacco products to be sold in the United States, it does not mean these products are safe or 'FDA approved.' The company submitted applications to the FDA for two different regulatory approvals: one to market the product as a new tobacco product (called a Pre-Market approval), and the other to market the product as less harmful than other tobacco products (called a Modified Risk Tobacco Product approval)
What are E-Cigarettes, Vapes, and Other Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) Products
Despite this, Juul and similar products continue to increase in popularity among middle school and high school students
The agency, and subsequently Bondi, has faced bipartisan backlash, with lawmakers accusing the department of failing to obscure some identifying information about survivors while protecting the identities of those who were not victims
Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, questioned how many kids were getting hooked on them