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Vaping Industry Sues FDA Over 10-Month PMTA Deadline

Grossly accelerating the deadlines and then repeatedly changing the already onerous requirements is unacceptable under any regulatory regime, but this is especially true for...

Juul hires a leading addiction researcher. Is it an echo of Big Tobacco tactics?

Juul Labs, the nation’s leading manufacturer of e-cigarettes, has hired as its medical director a prominent University of California researcher known for his work...

FDA uses magic tricks in first TV ads to prevent teens from vaping

The effort is part of the FDA’s “The Real Cost” youth e-cigarette prevention campaign, a $60 million initiative that launched last year through social media, digital...

Facebook and Instagram are tightening rules around e-cigarettes, alcohol

The social networks are limiting content related to alcohol and tobacco products. Facebook plans to restrict sales and limit content related to alcohol and tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes,...

Who are the smokers that haven’t quit?

In 1974, almost half of all adults in the UK smoked. For many, spending time in smoke-filled homes, pubs and workplaces was simply a...