- On November 19, 2019, former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb opined on how the FDA should proceed in regulating e-cigs to address the “youth epidemic” but also preserve the devices’
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San Francisco Passes Law Ban on E-Cigarettes Sales
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- On Tuesday, June 25th, San Francisco’s City’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in favor of an ordinance to effectively ban e-cigarette sales in the city. As previously reported
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FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Resigns
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- On Tuesday, March 5, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced he would resign at the end of the month. Gottlieb, a physician and former deputy commissioner in the George W. Bush
American Lung Association Finds States, Federal Government Failed to Act to Reduce Tobacco Use
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- In a report released on January 30, the American Lung Association’s 2019 “State of Tobacco Control” finds that in 2018, states and the federal government failed to take meaningful action
FDA Announces Meeting to Discuss Eliminating Youth E-Cigarette Use
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- On September 12, 2018, FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb announced FDA’s Youth Tobacco Prevention Plan in response to the perception that use of e-cigarettes has become an “epidemic”. Dr. Gottlieb’s
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FDA Emphasizes Continued Commitment to Develop a Strong Tobacco Product Application Review Process
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- In an October 22, 2018 press release, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., emphasized the agency’s ongoing commitment to significantly reduce tobacco-related disease and death, with particular emphasis on protecting
FDA Announces Increased Enforcement to Curb Youth E-Cigarette Use
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- In a September 12, 2018 press release, FDA announced its largest coordinated enforcement effort in agency history to address what it described as an “epidemic” of e-cigarette use in
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