The vaping products of three companies have not obtained approval from health authorities to be marketed in the United States, the United States Medicines Agency announced on Thursday, the first in a series of decisions to shake up the industry .
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These products have failed to demonstrate that the benefit to adults (including helping them quit smoking) outweighs the risks for younger people.
Indeed, for the latter, E-cigarettes can on the contrary represent a gateway to smoking.
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The affected products are those of the JD Nova Group LLC, Great American Vapes, and Vapor Salon groups. They include E-cigarettes with “
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flavors
. If they are already on the market, these products will have to be withdrawn from the market, informs the United States Medicines Agency (FDA) in a press release. The latter was responsible for reviewing them to ensure their benefit to public health.
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Congress has given the FDA the authority to regulate tobacco products in order to protect the population from the harmful effects of tobacco use through science-based regulations
," the acting chief of the FDA recalled. , Janet Woodcock, cited in press release.
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We know that flavored tobacco products are very attractive to young people, so assessing their potential or actual impact on use by young people is a critical factor in deciding which product can be marketed,
” she said.
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The market leader, Juul, is not affected by this first decision. "
The requests for the rest of the products are still under study,
" the FDA said. More than 500 companies have applied. The deadline to do so is September 9. "
The agency is committed to working on a transition to a market in which all electronic nicotine delivery systems (SEAN) available for sale have been shown to be suitable for the protection of public health,
" assured the FDA in its press release.
