FDA Can Regulate E-Cigarettes as Tobacco Products

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U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the ,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]U.S. Food and Drug Administration can regulate electronic cigarettes only as tobacco products. The Court’s decision means the FDA is entitled to monitor the marketing and sales of the products, but has no authority to restrict them. The FDA initially asked the court whether it can ban electronic cigarettes or regulate them as drugs.
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