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05-05-2016, 08:56 PM
The FDA is imposing new rules on the e-cigarette industry
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New federal rules an**unced Thursday have the potential to upend the multibillion-dollar electronic cigarette industry just as it is attempting to position itself as an alternative to traditional cigarettes.
Under the long-awaited rules issued by the Food and Drug Administration, hundreds of e-cigarette brands will have to undergo a lengthy federal review to stay on the market. The rules will bring the burgeoning industry under federal oversight for the first time.
SEE ALSO: E-Cigarette Liquid Nicotine: Toxic, Unregulated and Overhyped (http://mashable.com/2014/04/24/liquid-nicotine/)
The changes will limit e-cigarette sales to mi**rs and require new health warnings. In a shift vigorously opposed by the industry, manufacturers must seek federal permission to continue marketing all e-cigarettes launched since 2007, making up the vast majority of the market. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/05/fda-e-cigarettes-rules/)
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New federal rules an**unced Thursday have the potential to upend the multibillion-dollar electronic cigarette industry just as it is attempting to position itself as an alternative to traditional cigarettes.
Under the long-awaited rules issued by the Food and Drug Administration, hundreds of e-cigarette brands will have to undergo a lengthy federal review to stay on the market. The rules will bring the burgeoning industry under federal oversight for the first time.
SEE ALSO: E-Cigarette Liquid Nicotine: Toxic, Unregulated and Overhyped (http://mashable.com/2014/04/24/liquid-nicotine/)
The changes will limit e-cigarette sales to mi**rs and require new health warnings. In a shift vigorously opposed by the industry, manufacturers must seek federal permission to continue marketing all e-cigarettes launched since 2007, making up the vast majority of the market. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/05/fda-e-cigarettes-rules/)
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