In the largest vaping crackdown in U.S. history, the Department of Justice—working with the FDA and ATF—raided distributors and retailers across the country, seizing 4.7 million products worth $86 million.
Officials called them “illegal Chinese vapes,” but most were American-made e-liquids from legitimate small businesses—many with PMTAs pending at FDA.
So why the deception? And who’s really being protected?
In this episode of RegWatch, Allison Boughner, President of the American Vapor Manufacturers and Content Manager at Mi-Pod, joins Brent Stafford to expose how political optics, media misinformation, and Big Tobacco privilege are crushing independent vapor companies.
They also unpack FDA’s fast-track for nicotine pouches, the collapse of legitimate vape retail, and new court challenges that could shape the future of vaping in America.
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Live Streamed: October 16, 2025
Produced by: Brent Stafford
This episode is supported by DEMAND VAPE.
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