‘Step Up Soon’ on Underage Vaping, FDA Chief Tells Tobacco Firms
- Gottlieb says he’s disappointed by industry’s ‘tepid’ response
- Agency has launched campaign to broaden tobacco regulation
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Tobacco companies need to step up efforts to stop kids from vaping, according to a warning from U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb.
The comments are the latest in a series of FDA efforts to crack down on companies that are producing e-cigarettes and selling them to minors. E-cigs like the products made by Juul Labs Inc. are the newest craze in underage tobacco use as youth smoking rates of combustible cigarettes hover around historic lows.