As a result of the constant and relentless criticsm recived by it’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) over the way it has handled the ongoing PMTA process for vaping products, the head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Robert Califf, announced he will be commissioning external experts to conduct “a comprehensive evaluation” of the center.
It is no secret that the FDA has been under scrutiny for multiple reasons related to the authorization of safer nicotine alternative products.
Last month the agency was heavily criticised by Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine). In a letter citing STAT’s reporting the agency’s lack of action with regards to a Synthetic Nicotine ban announced earlier this year, the Senators said that the FDA “appears to be on the brink of failing yet again at protecting our nation’s children.”
Similarly, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Matt Myers, highlighted that the FDA should exercise its authority to pull the products off the market. “All unauthorized synthetic nicotine products are now illegal and by law must be removed from the market now, not at some undetermined date in the future.”
Diane Caruana – VapingPost – 2022-08-03.
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