Source: Richard Craver, WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL, 4/19/18


A group of 11 Democratic U.S. senators is applying pressure to the top-selling electronic cigarette maker and the Food and Drug Administration to tighten marketing of the products.In particular, the senators want the FDA “to take immediate steps to ban kid-friendly candy and fruit flavorings that are used with e-cigarettes and cigars.” The FDA has the authority to take such a step, but Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said in August the agency chose to defer a decision from 2018 to 2022.

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