Calling them a “public health crisis waiting to happen,” the FDA has warned a Florida manufacturer to remove its nicotine gummies from the market.
The event is notable because few people were aware the product existed before the FDA’s splashy announcement, which included a press release, Twitter thread, and attaboy social media posts from tobacco control groups like Truth Initiative.
“The FDA has taken down a product that 23 people in the U.S. use regularly,” tweeted Gregory Conley of the American Vapor Manufacturers Association. “Fits into tobacco control’s long and storied history of being distracted by bright and shiny new objects, all while cigarettes continue to be sold.”
The manufacturer of the gummies, Florida-based Krave Nic (owned by VPR Brands), was cited by the FDA for selling the synthetic nicotine-containing candy without submitting a premarket tobacco application (PMTA) or receiving marketing authorization from the agency.
Jim McDonald – Vaping360.com – 2022-08-18.
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