White House Considers FDA’s Final Rule Clarifying Regulations of Tobacco Products Like E-Cigarettes

Originally published by Robert Kraft.

The Hill reports the White House is reviewing the FDA’s final rule in which it clarifies the differences between how it regulates products like nicotine gum and electronic cigarettes, a distinction which the FDA asserts “comes down to the product’s intended use.” According to The Hill, “The proposed rule states that tobacco products intended for human consumption are regulated as a drug, device or combination product if intended for diagnosing or treating a disease,” or “if they contain nicotine that affects the body differently than traditional cigarettes, as well as smokeless tobacco products on the market prior to March 21, 2000.” The agency expressed particular interest in monitoring products containing tobacco and those that “claim to help consumers quit smoking.”

From the news release of the American Association for Justice.

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