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FDA Takes Action Against Retailers Selling Tobacco Products to Minors

Posted on February 8, 2019

On February 7 FDA initiated enforcement action against a Miami, Florida Walgreens and a Charleston, South Carolina Circle K store for repeated sales of tobacco products to minors. The enforcement

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American Lung Association Finds States, Federal Government Failed to Act to Reduce Tobacco Use

Posted on January 30, 2019

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

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FDA Announces New Steps to Protect Youth From Tobacco Harms; National Youth Tobacco Survey Results Released

Posted on November 16, 2018

On November 15, FDA and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) published the results of the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS). As summarized in their joint Statement, the “NYTS

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FDA Announces Meeting to Discuss Eliminating Youth E-Cigarette Use

Posted on November 9, 2018

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

Posted on October 24, 2018

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

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FDA Collects Thousands of Pages of Documents in Inspection of JUUL Labs

Posted on October 5, 2018

On April 24, 2018, FDA announced its Youth Tobacco Prevention Plan to stop adolescent use of, and access to, vapor products. FDA followed up on its announcement by issuing 17

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FDA Announces Increased Enforcement to Curb Youth E-Cigarette Use

Posted on September 13, 2018

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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FDA and CDC Release Results of 2017 National Youth Tobacco Survey

Posted on June 8, 2018

On June 7, FDA and CDC released the results of the 2017 National Youth Tobacco Survey. Total number of high- and middle-school tobacco users of any tobacco product continued

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FDA Continues its Enforcement Efforts Aimed at Companies Marketing Kratom Products

Posted on May 25, 2018

On May 22, 2018 FDA announced that it had issued warning letters to three companies marketing kratom products with medical claims. FDA’s letter asserts that the claims that the products

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FDA and FTC Take Enforcement Action on E-Liquids That Resemble Foods

Posted on May 3, 2018

FDA has joined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in issuing warning letters to 13 companies that market nicotine-containing e-liquids in packaging that has the appearance of being foods that appeal

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