Illegal E-Cigarettes Flooding Market, Senators Question FDA’s Dragging Out Regulation for 3 Years

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has only approved 23 e-cigarette products, yet millions of illegal e-cigarettes have flooded the U.S. market, as stated at the Wednesday Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on youth vaping. In July 2020, the U.S. Maryland District Court ordered the FDA to conduct a premarket review of all e-cigarette products by September 2021. “That was 33 months ago—almost three years. FDA still has not completed its review,” Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said in his opening statement. Cracking down on electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) contaminated with illegal drugs is the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) “highest priority,” Deputy Assistant Attorney General Arun Rao said at the hearing....