Synthetic nicotine has been on the radar of state-level and federal lawmakers in the past, but never with the mainstream traction it’s received in the past few weeks.
Despite decreasing youth vaping rates, it has quickly morphed into the next target for policymakers.
On November 16, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein launched an investigation into Puff Bar, the disposable vape producer that recently switched to using synthetic nicotine and appears to have surpassed Juul as the popular e-cigarette among teens. That same day, nine Democratic senators—including Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts), Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota)—wrote to the FDA’s acting commissioner, Janet Woodcock, “express[ing] great concern over the public health challenge presented by synthetic nicotine products, including their role in prolonging the youth vaping epidemic.”
“We write to urge your agency to act without delay to ensure that these products do not evade regulatory oversight by using the authority granted by Congress through the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to regulate synthetic nicotine products as drugs,” they stated.
Alex Norcia – Filter – 2021-11-23.
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