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FDA Authority Over Tobacco

With strong, bipartisan support, Congress in 2009 enacted the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act), which gave the U.S. Food and Drug Administration the authority to regulate the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of tobacco products.This landmark law… Read More

Fact Sheets

FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products: A Common Sense Law to Protect Kids and Save Lives

Critical Elements of FDA Law

The FDA Tobacco Rule

Tobacco Warning Labels: Evidence of Effectiveness

Reducing Nicotine in Cigarettes Will Reduce Addiction and Save Lives

Support Removing Menthol Cigarettes from the Market: FDA Action Will Protect Kids, Save Lives, and Advance Health Equity

Federal Restrictions on Tobacco Advertising (such as the FDA Rule) are Fully Consistent with the 1st Amendment

Impact of FDA Law on State and Local Tobacco Control Efforts

Press Releases

51 Health Groups Urge Administration to Defend and Enforce FDA Rule for E-Cigarettes, Cigars (May. 17, 2017)

Congressional Budget Deal Protects Kids by Rejecting Tobacco Industry Giveaways (May. 01, 2017)

Booming Market of Candy-Flavored E-Cigarettes and Cigars Threatens to Hook a New Generation of Kids, New Report Warns (Mar. 15, 2017)

Obama Administration Takes First Step to Protect Kids from E-Cigarettes, Cigars, But Must Do More to Stop Kid-Friendly Flavors in E-Cigarettes (May. 05, 2016)

30 Health Groups Urge President Obama to End Delays and Issue Overdue Rule Regulating All Tobacco Products, Including E-Cigarettes and Cigars (Apr. 13, 2016)

Top Economists Tell FDA Its Cost-Benefit Analyses of Tobacco Rules are Badly Flawed and Underestimate Benefits (Aug. 06, 2014)

New Report Details How Tobacco Companies Have Made Cigarettes More Addictive, More Attractive to Kids and More Deadly (Jun. 23, 2014)

On Fifth Anniversary of Landmark Tobacco Law, Leading Health Groups Call on FDA to Prioritize Three Actions To Accelerate Progress Against Tobacco Use (Jun. 19, 2014)

After Inexcusably Long Delay, FDA Takes First Step to Regulate E-Cigarettes and Cigars (Apr. 24, 2014)

New Report: Tobacco Companies Exploit Regulatory and Tax Loopholes to Market Cheap, Sweet Cigars that Entice Kids (Mar. 13, 2013)

On First Anniversary of Tobacco Regulation Law, FDA Cracks Down on Tobacco Marketing And Sales to Kids, Bans Deceptive Light/Mild/Low-Tar Labels (Jun. 21, 2010)

Rep. Hunter’s Bill Guts FDA Oversight of E-Cigarettes – Shows Manufacturers Don’t Want Any Real Regulation to Protect Kids, Public Health (Apr. 27, 2017)

Ban on Deceptive Cigarette Labels 'Light' and 'Low-Tar' Takes Effect June 22 (Jun. 08, 2010)

FTC Reports Show Massive Spending on Tobacco Marketing, Underscoring Need for FDA Authority Over Tobacco and Further State Action (Apr. 26, 2007)

Congress Has Historic Opportunity to Protect Children and Save Lives By Granting FDA Authority Over Tobacco Products (Feb. 15, 2007)

Court Ruling Puts Responsibility on Elected Officials To Rein In Tobacco Racketeers (Aug. 21, 2006)

New Poll: Americans Strongly Support FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products, Oppose Efforts to Weaken Oversight of E-Cigarettes and Cigars (Apr. 25, 2017)

FDA/Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Agreement Fails to Protect the Public from Misleading Claims and Imagery on Natural American Spirit Cigarettes (Mar. 02, 2017)

Leading Health and Medical Groups Urge Immediate FDA Action to Address Rising Youth Use of Juul E-Cigarettes (Apr. 18, 2018)

Tobacco Industry Allies Launch Outrageous Attack on FDA Efforts to Protect Kids, Save Lives (Feb. 05, 2019)

FDA Takes First-Ever Action to Regulate How Tobacco Products Are Made – Proposal to Limit Carcinogen Levels in Smokeless Tobacco Would Reduce Cancer, Save Lives (Jan. 19, 2017)

FDA Is Right to Reject Swedish Match’s Flawed Application to Remove Health Warnings on Its Smokeless Tobacco Products (Dec. 14, 2016)

As Acting FDA Commissioner, Dr. Ned Sharpless Should Move Forward with Bold Action to Drive Down Smoking and Reverse Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic (Mar. 12, 2019)

FDA Protects Kids by Cracking Down on Flavored Cigarettes Labeled as Cigars (Dec. 09, 2016)

Tobacco-Free Kids Welcomes Congressional Approval of Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act (Jan. 11, 2016)

Surgeon General’s Report Finds E-Cigarettes Are Danger to Young People, Should Spur Policy Makers – Including FDA and Congress – to Protect Kids (Dec. 08, 2016)

Graphic Cigarette Warnings Proposed by FDA Are Long Overdue, But Agency Must Meet March 2020 Deadline to Finalize Them (Aug. 15, 2019)

As E-Cigarette Makers Face Critical September 9 Deadline, Leading Health Groups Urge FDA Not to Allow Sale of Any Flavored Products (Aug. 10, 2020)

Sept. 9 Deadline Arrives for Makers of E-Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products to Apply to Keep Products on Market – FDA Must Protect Kids and Public Health (Sep. 09, 2020)

FDA’s New Rule for E-Cigarettes, Cigars Takes Effect Today; Congress Must Reject Proposals to Weaken Agency’s Oversight (Aug. 08, 2016)

White House Missed Opportunity to Protect Kids by Deleting Provision to Remove Flavored E-Cigarettes and Cigars from the Market (May. 31, 2016)

One Year After Deadline for FDA Action, Flavored E-Cigarettes Remain Widely Available and America’s Kids Remain at Risk (Sep. 09, 2022)

House Appropriations Bill Is Special Interest Gift to Big Tobacco at Great Cost to Kids and Lives (May. 17, 2023)

FDA’s Crackdown on Illegal Sales of Popular Flavored E-cigarettes Is Significant Step to Protect Kids (May. 31, 2023)

Tobacco-Free Kids Statement on Royal College of Physicians’ Report on E-Cigarettes (Apr. 28, 2016)

FDA Sends Strong Message to Retailers that Tobacco Sales to Kids Will not be Tolerated (Oct. 30, 2015)

FDA’s Rejection of Flavored Vuse Alto E-Cigarette Products, Including Menthol, Is Major Step to Protect Kids (Oct. 12, 2023)

In Key Step Forward, FDA Sends Rules to Eliminate Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars to White House for Final Review (Oct. 16, 2023)

Over 300 Faith Leaders Tell President Biden They Support FDA Rules to Prohibit Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars (Oct. 31, 2023)

New CDC Study Links E-Cigarette Advertising and Youth Use – White House Must Issue Long-Overdue Rule to Protect Kids (Apr. 25, 2016)

FDA Makes Progress Against Flavored E-Cigarettes, But Continued Delays Leave Kids at Risk (Jan. 23, 2024)

Tobacco Industry Loses Another Legal Challenge to Graphic Cigarette Warnings – We Are a Big Step Closer to Effective Health Warnings (May. 21, 2024)

U.S. DOT Protects Health by Prohibiting E-Cigarette Use on Planes; White House Must Also Issue Long-Overdue Rule Providing for FDA Oversight (Mar. 02, 2016)

78 Leading Organizations Call for “All Hands On Deck” Federal Enforcement Strategy to Clear the Market of Unauthorized E-Cigarettes (May. 22, 2024)

FDA’s Continued Delays in Reviewing Juul’s Marketing Applications Are Unacceptable and Harmful to Kids (Jun. 06, 2024)

New Federal Task Force on Illegal E-Cigarettes Can Be Important Step if Followed by Comprehensive Enforcement Actions (Jun. 10, 2024)

FDA Authorization of Menthol-Flavored E-Cigarettes Is Troubling and Will Harm Kids (Jun. 21, 2024)

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case Involving FDA Marketing Denial Orders for Flavored E-Cigarettes (Jul. 02, 2024)

FDA Reports Progress in Reviewing E-Cigarette Marketing Applications, But Must Step Up Enforcement Against Illegal Products that Harm Kids (Jul. 23, 2024)

In Victory for Health, Appellate Court Overturns Misguided Ruling Regarding FDA’s Tobacco Advisory Committee (Jan. 15, 2016)

FDA Committee Was Right to Reject Swedish Match's Flawed Application (Apr. 10, 2015)

Drop in Youth E-Cigarette Use Is Great News, But FDA Must Crack Down on the Illegal, Nicotine-Loaded Products that Continue to Addict Kids (Sep. 05, 2024)

New CDC Report Shows E-Cigarette Ads Reach 7 in 10 U.S. Youth – FDA Regulation Needed Now (Jan. 05, 2016)

Budget Agreement Protects Kids and Health by Rejecting Tobacco Industry Giveaways (Dec. 16, 2015)

New FDA-NIH Tobacco Research Initiative Is Critical Investment in Fighting Nation’s Top Cause of Preventable Death (Sep. 19, 2013)

FDA’s Actions Show Pathway for Introducing New Tobacco Products is Feasible (Nov. 11, 2015)

FDA Acts to Stop Illegal Tobacco Sales to Kids (Nov. 10, 2011)

New Survey of Adult E-Cigarette Use Bolsters Need for FDA Oversight (Oct. 28, 2015)

FDA Takes Troubling Step in Telling Star Scientific Two Smokeless Tobacco Products Are Not Subject to Regulation (Mar. 24, 2011)

New Studies Show Need for FDA to Quickly Regulate All Tobacco Products and Ban All Flavored Tobacco Products (Sep. 30, 2015)

As Summer Ends, Administration Misses Another Deadline to Issue Rule Regulating E-Cigarettes, Cigars – Our Kids Can’t Wait (Sep. 22, 2015)

FDA for First Time Orders Major Cigarette Brand Pulled Off the Market, Sending Strong Message to Manufacturers about Complying with 2009 Law (Sep. 15, 2015)

FDA Warning about Deceptive Marketing of Natural American Spirit Cigarettes, Other Brands Is Critically Important to Protect Consumers (Aug. 27, 2015)

JAMA Study Raises Concerns Youth E-Cigarette Use Could Lead to Smoking Other Tobacco Products, Shows Urgent Need for FDA Regulation (Aug. 18, 2015)

Tobacco-Free Kids Statement on Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015 (Jul. 23, 2015)

Lorillard, R.J. Reynolds Lawsuit to Block FDA Menthol Report Is Act of Panic (Feb. 25, 2011)

U.S. House Panel Puts Big Tobacco’s Interests Ahead of Kids’ Health (Jul. 08, 2015)

Public Health Groups Urge Congress to Reject Proposal to Weaken FDA Regulation of E-Cigarettes, Cigars – House Appropriations Bill Puts Tobacco Interests before Kids (Jun. 19, 2015)

Federal Appellate Court Upholds Order that Tobacco Companies Correct Lies to the Public – Industry Should Stop Delay and Tell the Truth (May. 22, 2015)

31 Leading Health Groups Urge President Obama to Issue Final Rules Regulating All Tobacco Products, Including E-Cigarettes and Cigars (Apr. 28, 2015)

Government Survey Shows Youth E-Cigarette Use Tripled in One Year and Exceeds Use of Regular Cigarettes – FDA Must Act Now to Protect Kids (Apr. 16, 2015)

New Poll: Americans Strongly Support FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products, Want Limits on E-Cigarettes, Oppose Congressional Efforts to Shield Cigars (Apr. 14, 2015)

FDA Errs in Removing Highly Qualified Scientists from Tobacco Advisory Committee – Decision Is Based on Misguided Court Ruling (Mar. 05, 2015)

D.C. Circuit’s Upholding of FDA Cigar Regulations and User Fees is a Win for Public Health (Jul. 22, 2021)

Study Finds Teens Can Easily Buy E-Cigarettes Online – FDA Must Act to Protect Kids (Mar. 02, 2015)

Poisoning Calls About E-Cigarettes and Liquid Nicotine More Than Doubled in 2014 – FDA Must Act to Protect Kids (Jan. 13, 2015)

Leading Health Groups Urge FDA to Finalize Rule Regulating All Tobacco Products by April 2015 and Reject Exemption for Some Cigars (Aug. 08, 2014)

New Study Finds 17.4 Million U.S. Adults Smoke Cigars, Showing Need For FDA to Regulate All Cigars to Protect Public Health (Jul. 31, 2014)

Court Ruling on FDA’s Tobacco Advisory Committee Is Misguided and Must Be Appealed (Jul. 22, 2014)

FDA’s Authorization of High-Nicotine Vuse E-Cigarette Leaves Kids at Risk of Addiction (Oct. 12, 2021)

New Study: Sweet Tobacco Products Use Same Flavor Chemicals as Candy and Kool-Aid (May. 07, 2014)

Finding E-Liquids a ‘Threat to Small Children,’ CDC Reports Steady Rise in Poison Center Calls About Liquid Nicotine and E-Cigarette Products (Apr. 03, 2014)

33 Leading Health Groups Urge FDA to Stop Tobacco Industry Practices That Have Made Cigarettes More Deadly (Mar. 28, 2014)

FDA for the First Time Orders Tobacco Products Pulled Off the Market, Sending Strong Message to Manufacturers about Complying with 2009 Law (Feb. 21, 2014)

FDA’s Bold New Media Campaign Will Prevent Kids from Smoking and Save Lives (Feb. 04, 2014)

New JAMA Study: Smoking Declines Have Saved and Lengthened Millions of Lives Over the Past 50 Years (Jan. 07, 2014)

Tobacco-Free Kids Welcomes Confirmation of Dr. Robert Califf as FDA Commissioner, Urges Bold Action to Eliminate Flavored Tobacco Products (Feb. 15, 2022)

New Survey Shows U.S. Youth Smoking Rates Fell to Record Lows in 2013 (Dec. 18, 2013)

New Study: FDA Vastly Underestimated How Much Graphic Cigarette Warnings Would Reduce Smoking in U.S. (Nov. 25, 2013)

Survey Finds Increased Youth Use of Non-Cigarette Tobacco Products – Yet Another Warning that FDA Must Take Action (Nov. 14, 2013)

E-Cigarette Firms Are Behaving More and More Like Cigarette Companies – FDA Regulation Urgently Needed (Nov. 05, 2013)

New Study Finds Over 40 Percent of Youth Smokers Use Flavored Little Cigars or Cigarettes, Shows Need for FDA to Regulate All Tobacco Products (Oct. 22, 2013)

CDC Survey Finds Youth E-Cigarette Use More than Doubled from 2011-2012, Shows Urgent Need for FDA Regulation (Sep. 05, 2013)

New Study Provides More Evidence for FDA to Ban Menthol Cigarettes (Aug. 30, 2013)

FDA Acts to Stop Misbranding of Roll-Your-Own Cigarette Tobacco as Pipe Tobacco (Aug. 12, 2013)

FDA’s Stay of Juul Marketing Denial Order Is Harmful to America’s Kids (Jul. 06, 2022)

Mayor Emanuel Takes Bold Steps to Protect Chicago’s Kids from Menthol Cigarettes (Jul. 25, 2013)

FDA Should Enforce the Law and Order Immediate Removal of All Unauthorized Synthetic Nicotine Products (Aug. 04, 2022)

FDA’s Scientific Conclusions Should Prompt Agency to Act Quickly to Ban Menthol Cigarettes (Jul. 23, 2013)

FDA’s Denial of Logic’s Menthol E-Cigarettes Is a Significant Step that Recognizes Menthol is a Flavor that Attracts Kids (Oct. 26, 2022)

New Poll: Americans Strongly Back FDA Authority over Tobacco, Want FDA to Regulate Cigars, E-Cigarettes, Reject Efforts in Congress to Exempt Cigars from Regulation (Jun. 27, 2013)

It’ll Take Time to Judge Today’s FDA Actions on Tobacco, But Government’s Role Certainly Signifies a New Day (Jun. 25, 2013)

Vermont Judge Orders R.J. Reynolds to Pay $8.3 Million in Penalties and Stop Deceptive Advertising (Jun. 06, 2013)

FDA Takes Welcome Steps to Help More Smokers Quit (Apr. 01, 2013)

Talk about a Scoop: Tobacco Company Puts Kitty Litter in Its Cigars (Mar. 01, 2013)

New Study Finds Increased Use of Electronic Cigarettes, Shows Need for FDA Regulation (Feb. 28, 2013)

Tobacco-Free Kids Applauds Dr. Lawrence Deyton for Leading FDA's Center for Tobacco Products (Feb. 21, 2013)

New Survey Shows U.S. Youth Smoking Rates Fell to Record Lows in 2012 (Dec. 19, 2012)

Federal Court Upholds Providence, RI, Measures to Reduce Tobacco Sales to Kids (Dec. 12, 2012)

CDC Survey Shows Slow Declines in Youth Cigarette Smoking, but Troubling Increase in Cigar Smoking by African-American Teens (Aug. 09, 2012)

CDC Report Shows Tobacco Companies Manipulating Products to Avoid Taxes and Encourage Smoking — Congress and FDA Must Act to Protect Public Health (Aug. 02, 2012)

Altria’s New Nicotine Lozenge Shows Need for FDA to Regulate All Tobacco Products so Consumers Aren’t Big Tobacco’s Guinea Pigs (May. 22, 2012)

WTO Ruling on Clove Cigarettes Disregards Congress' Legitimate Authority to Protect America's Kids from Tobacco (Apr. 04, 2012)

FDA Acts to Stop Tobacco Industry Deception about Health Risks of Products (Mar. 30, 2012)

FDA Advisory Committee Report Raises Concern Dissolvable Tobacco Products Could Increase Overall Tobacco Use (Mar. 23, 2012)

Institute of Medicine Report Recommends High Scientific Bar For FDA Review of Modified Risk Tobacco Products (Dec. 14, 2011)

FDA Requires Tobacco Companies to Disclose Detailed Information About New and Changed Products; Agency Can Stop Harmful Changes (Sep. 27, 2011)

CDC Reports Adult Smoking Rates Is Declining Slowly – Elected Leaders Must Act to Accelerate Progress and Save More Lives (Sep. 06, 2011)

FDA Acts to Protect Public Health by Extending Authority over Tobacco Products, Including E-Cigarettes (Apr. 25, 2011)

FDA Advisory Committee Concludes Removal of Menthol Cigarettes Would Benefit Public Health (Mar. 18, 2011)

FDA Requires Tobacco Companies to Disclose Changes to Products, Providing Important New Information to Protect Public Health (Jan. 05, 2011)

Star Scientific Bid to Gain Approval for 'Modified Risk' Snuff Shows Importance Of FDA Authority over Tobacco (Jan. 04, 2011)

Obama Administration Announces Bold National Plan to Curb Tobacco Use and Save Lives,Including Large, Graphic Warnings on Cigarette Packs (Nov. 11, 2010)

FDA Acts to Prevent Philip Morris from Evading New Ban On Promoting Cigarettes as 'Light' or 'Low-Tar' (Jun. 17, 2010)

Federal Court Upholds Key Provisions of New Tobacco Regulation Law; Government Should Appeal Two Provisions that Were Struck Down (Jan. 05, 2010)

Study Finds Retail Tobacco Marketing Increases Teen Smoking, Underscores Need for FDA Authority Over Tobacco, Higher Tobacco Taxes (May. 07, 2007)

Statement: Surgeon General's Report on Women and Tobacco Underscores Need for Congress to Grant FDA Authority over Tobacco (Mar. 27, 2001)

New FDA Agenda on Tobacco Has Great Potential to Save Lives, But Devil Is In the Details (Jul. 28, 2017)

Leading Health Organizations Seek to Intervene in Defense of FDA Rule on E-Cigarettes, Cigars (Jul. 24, 2017)

House Appropriations Bill Helps Tobacco Companies Target Kids with Candy-Flavored E-Cigarettes and Cigars (Jul. 12, 2017)

FDA Takes Welcome Step to Support Development of Products that Can Help More Smokers Quit (Nov. 29, 2017)

FDA Scientific Committee Finds Philip Morris’ Evidence Was Inadequate to Show Its IQOS Product Would Reduce Risk of Disease (Jan. 25, 2018)

FDA Plan to Reduce Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes Would Save Millions of Lives – Agency Must Quickly Implement It (Mar. 15, 2018)

FDA Should Ban All Flavored Tobacco Products, Including Menthol Cigarettes – Evidence Is Clear that Flavored Products Lure Kids (Mar. 20, 2018)

FDA Should Continue to Regulate All Cigars to Protect Public Health and Prevent Youth Use (Mar. 23, 2018)

FDA Decision to Leave Thousands of Tobacco Products on Market without Review Raises Troubling Questions (Apr. 06, 2018)

FDA Takes Important Steps to Address Youth Use of Juul E-Cigarettes, but Must Do More – Agency Should Prevent Introduction of Kid-Friendly Tobacco Products Instead of Acting After the Fact (Apr. 24, 2018)

FDA and FTC Take Welcome Action Against Some Kid-Friendly E-Cigarette Products and Should Build on It with a Proactive, Comprehensive Effort (May. 01, 2018)

Durbin-Murkowski Bill Protects Kids from Flavored Tobacco (Aug. 01, 2018)

Leading Health Groups Urge FDA to Stop Sales of New, Juul-Like E-Cigarettes Illegally Introduced Without Agency Review (Aug. 07, 2018)

FDA Takes Welcome Action Against Some Kid-Friendly E-Cigarettes, But Must Do More to Prevent Introduction of Such Products (Aug. 23, 2018)

Federal Court Orders FDA to Quickly Implement Graphic Cigarette Warnings as Mandated by Law (Sep. 05, 2018)

FDA Action to Address “Epidemic” of Youth E-Cigarette Use Can Make Fundamental Difference, but Agency Follow-Up Is Key (Sep. 12, 2018)

FDA’s New E-Cigarette Prevention Campaign Needed Now More than Ever to Stem ‘Disturbing’ Epidemic (Sep. 18, 2018)

FDA Takes Positive Step to Address Illegal Sales of Kid-Friendly E-Cigarettes – Agency Follow-Up Is Critical (Oct. 12, 2018)

To Address Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic, FDA Must Stop Sales of All Flavored Products and Restrict Marketing and Sales to Protect Kids (Nov. 09, 2018)

FDA’s Proposal to Prohibit Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars Will Save Lives and Should be Implemented Quickly; FDA Must Do More to Reverse Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic (Nov. 15, 2018)

Altria-Juul Deal Is Alarming Development for Public Health and Shows Need for Strong FDA Regulation (Dec. 20, 2018)

FDA Commissioner Gottlieb Made Fight Against Tobacco a Priority – Administration Must Move Forward on His Bold Proposals to Save Lives and Strengthen Efforts to Address Youth E-Cigarette Use (Mar. 05, 2019)

Federal Court Orders FDA to Issue Final Rule Requiring Graphic Cigarette Warnings by March 15, 2020 (Mar. 06, 2019)

FDA Restrictions on Flavored E-Cigarettes Fall Short of What Is Needed to Reverse Youth Epidemic (Mar. 13, 2019)

FDA Must Not Allow IQOS to Become the Next Juul Among Kids (Apr. 30, 2019)

Health Groups Urge FDA to Investigate Juul for Making Unauthorized Smoking Cessation Claims (May. 09, 2019)

Federal Judge Rules FDA Acted Illegally in Delaying Required Review of E-Cigarettes, Cigars (May. 16, 2019)

Federal Court Should Not Allow Further Delays in FDA Review of E-Cigarettes (Jun. 14, 2019)

In Public Health Win, Federal Court Sets 10-Month Deadline for E-Cigarette Makers to Apply to FDA to Keep Products on the Market (Jul. 12, 2019)

Trump Administration Must Reject Efforts by Juul and Other Companies to Sabotage Plan to Remove Flavored E-Cigarettes from Market (Sep. 15, 2019)

Trump Administration Must Side with Kids Over Juul and Keep Menthol in Plan to Remove Flavored E-Cigarettes (Nov. 03, 2019)

Juul’s Decision to End Sales of Mint Pods Is Not a Substitute for FDA Action to Remove All Flavored E-Cigarettes (Nov. 07, 2019)

FDA Review of E-Cigarettes Is As Critical as Ever – Any Delay Related to COVID-19 Must Be Brief (Apr. 01, 2020)

Tobacco Companies’ Lawsuits to Block New Cigarette Warnings Continue their Long History of Denying the Truth to the Public (May. 06, 2020)

Swamp Fest: Trump Campaign Holds Fundraiser with Cigar Interests as They Fight FDA Oversight that Protects Kids (Jun. 25, 2020)

FDA Puts Kids, Public Health at Risk by Allowing Philip Morris to Market IQOS Heated Cigarette as Modified Risk Tobacco Product (Jul. 07, 2020)

2020 Monitoring the Future Survey Confirms Youth E-Cigarette Use Remains an Epidemic – It’s Time to Eliminate the Flavored Products Addicting Kids (Dec. 15, 2020)

FDA’s Denial of Applications for Some Flavored E-Cigarettes Is Positive Step, but Not a Substitute for Eliminating All Flavored E-Cigarettes (Aug. 27, 2021)

FDA’s Rejection of More Flavored E-Cigarettes Is Significant Step Forward, But FDA’s Delays and Failure to Eliminate All Flavored E-Cigarettes – Including Menthol – Leave Kids at Risk (Sep. 09, 2021)

Congressional Agreement Will Stop E-Cigarette Makers from Using Synthetic Nicotine to Evade FDA Regulations that Protect Kids and Public Health (Mar. 09, 2022)

Biden Administration Plan to Reduce Nicotine in Cigarettes Can Save Millions of Lives – But Only if It Is Swiftly Finalized and Implemented (Jun. 21, 2022)

FDA Must Enforce Congressionally Mandated Deadline and Remove Unauthorized Synthetic Nicotine Products From the Market After July 13 (Jul. 12, 2022)

FDA Ignores Congress, Leaves Kids at Risk by Failing to Clear the Market of Unauthorized Synthetic Nicotine Products (Jul. 14, 2022)

Court Ruling Against FDA’s Graphic Cigarette Warnings is Wrong on the Law and Must Be Appealed (Dec. 07, 2022)

FDA’s Rejection of Two Vuse Menthol E-Cigarette Products Is a Significant Step to Protect Kids (Jan. 24, 2023)

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Should Not Impact FDA’s Authority to Regulate Tobacco Products (Jun. 28, 2024)