E-Cigarettes, Snus Get a Wary Reception as Alternatives to Smoking
- Agency advisers give mixed reviews to Camel Snus pouches
- FDA threatens to stop sales of flavored e-cigarettes
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Makers of smoking alternatives hit some potentially major hurdles this week in their quest to create a rival to the almighty cigarette.
While Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb views tobacco products as a progression of risks, with cigarettes being the most harmful, his agency and its outside advisers dealt possible setbacks to products that deliver nicotine without cancer-causing smoke.