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FDA move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches into U.S. blindsides officials
Senior officials in the Food and Drug Administration's tobacco center were blindsided by a recent decision that opens the door to allowing more unauthorized electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto the U.S. market, The Associated Press has learned.
What happened
According to PBS News’s source item, FDA move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches into U.S. blindsides officials, Senior officials in the Food and Drug Administration’s tobacco center were blindsided by a recent decision that opens the door to allowing more unauthorized electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto the U.S. market, The Associated Press has learned.
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- FDA move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches into U.S. blindsides officialsPBS News - 2026-05-22T22:04:31+00:00
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