FDA approves some flavored vapes after reports of Trump pressure |
FDA approves some flavored vapes after reports of Trump pressure
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday approved marketing for four flavored vapes made by the company Glas Inc. in what the agency says is an effort to tamp down on underage use of these products.
The FDA said the products will be age-restricted through the use of age verification with a government-issued ID and Bluetooth connection with one’s smartphone.
This action comes shortly after The Wall Street Journal reported that President Trump had reprimanded FDA Commissioner Marty Makary for not approving flavored vape and nicotine products fast enough.
“By helping to prevent youth use, device access restrictions are a potential game changer,” Bret Koplow, acting director of the FDA’s Center........