FDA Proposes First Regulations For E-Cigarettes

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e-cigaretteThe federal government wants to prohibit sales of electronic cigarettes to minors and require approval for new products and health warning labels under regulations being proposed by the Food and Drug Administration.

While the proposal being issued Thursday won’t immediately mean changes for the popular devices, the move is aimed at eventually taming the fast-growing e-cigarette industry.

The agency said the proposal sets a foundation for regulating the products but the rules don’t immediately ban the wide array of flavors of e-cigarettes, curb marketing on places like TV or set product standards.

Any further rules “will have to be grounded in our growing body of knowledge and understanding about the use of e-cigarettes and their potential health risks or public health benefits,” Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg said.

Read more at CBS NEW YORK.

{Matzav.com Newscenter}


2 COMMENTS

  1. why can’t they wait ’til the product has been tested for a few years before issuing approval that may harm people’s health?

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