Supreme Court Rules for FDA in Flavored Vape Dispute
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday largely backed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's refusal to let two e-cigarette companies sell flavored vape products that regulators consider a health risk ...
MSNBC |
The Supreme Court on Wednesday handed a win to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over its refusal to approve flavored e-cigarettes.
The New York Times |
Justice Alito highlighted the possible dangers of the flavored products appealing to middle and high school students, writing that “the kaleidoscope of flavor options adds to the allure of e-cigarett...
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Hialeah Rep. Alex Rizo, who served as the Miami-Dade GOP Chair last year when the expo was in Miami, said in a statement at the time that the expo and company’s “brazen defiance of federal law” must be called out, and products with child-enticing designs and flavors must be purged from the Florida marketplace.
A bill to tax vape products up to 10% – more than tobacco – and ban products not in the FDA approval process will likely see final votes next week.