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Retailers Warned to Stop Selling Illegal Youth-Appealing E-Cigarettes
FDA issued warning letters to seven online retailers for selling unauthorized e-cigarettes packaged to look like youth-appealing toys and drink containers.
November 16, 2023
FDA Warns Internet Retailers for Selling Illegal E-Cigarettes Popular Among Youth
Illegal products included Elf Bar, the top brand currently used by youth.
November 9, 2023
National Survey Shows Drop in E-Cigarette Use Among High School Students
FDA continues push to curb youth use with additional round of fines against retailers for illegal e-cigarette sales.
November 2, 2023
2023
November
- Spotlight on Science: NYTS 2023 Findings Released, New TCORS Awards Announced
- FDA Warns Retailers to Stop Selling Illegal Youth-Appealing E-Cigarettes Disguised as Everyday Items
- FDA Warns Internet Retailers for Selling Illegal E-Cigarettes Popular Among Youth
- FDA Warns Firm Selling Illegal Flavored “Nicotine Mints”
- National Survey Shows Drop in E-Cigarette Use Among High School Students
October
- CTP’s Progress Addressing Recommendations from the Reagan-Udall Evaluation – Fall 2023 Update
- CTPConnect Newsletter: One Year in With Dr. Brian King
- FDA Revises Two Guidances to Reflect Updated Agency Terminology
- FDA Denies Marketing of Six Flavored Vuse Alto E-Cigarette Products Following Determination They Do Not Meet Public Health Standard
September
- FDA Seeks Fines Against 22 Retailers for Selling Illegal Youth-Appealing E-Cigarettes
- Funding Awards Announced for Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science
- Event – Premarket Applications: Opportunities for Stakeholder Engagement - A Public Meeting
- FDA Releases New Resources for Tobacco Product Applicants
- FDA Seeks Nominations for Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee
- FDA Warns Companies Selling Illegal E-Cigarettes with Emerging Popularity Among Youth
August
- Retailers Warned to Stop Selling Illegal E-cigarettes Resembling Youth-Appealing Characters, School Supplies, Toys, and Drinks
- Spotlight on Science: FDA and NIH Award Funding for New Center for Rapid Surveillance of Tobacco
- Aug. 22 Event - Listening Session: Developing FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products’ Strategic Plan
- CTP Director Discusses Opportunities and Considerations for Addressing Misperceptions About the Relative Risks of Tobacco Products Among Adults Who Smoke
- FDA Warns Firm Responsible for Illegal Smokeless Products Made With Non-Tobacco Nicotine
- Public Health Communication Messaging about the Continuum of Risk for Tobacco Products
- CTPConnect Newsletter: Protecting Children From Accidental Exposure to Nicotine-Containing E-Liquids
July
- FDA Puts Distributors on Notice for Illegal E-cigarettes Popular with Youth, Including Elf Bar/EB Design and Esco Bars
- FDA Denies Marketing of myblu Menthol E-Cigarette Product
June
- CTP’s Progress Addressing Recommendations from the Reagan-Udall Evaluation – Summer 2023 Update
- FDA Inspection Blitz Leads to More Than 180 Warning Letters to Retailers for the Illegal Sale of Youth-Appealing Elf Bar and Esco Bars E-Cigarettes
- CTPConnect Newsletter: Complying With the Tobacco Control Act
- Register Now for the Virtual 2023 FDA Science Forum
- FDA and NIH Award Funding for New Center for Rapid Surveillance of Tobacco
May
- FDA Conducts Retailer Inspection Blitz, Cracks Down on Illegal Sales of Popular Disposable E-cigarettes
- FDA Puts Firms Responsible for Esco Bars and Breeze — Two Popular Disposable E-cigarette Brands— on Notice
- CTP Announces Its First Senior Advisor for Health Equity
- FDA Denies Marketing of 250+ Flavored and Tobacco-Flavored E-Liquids
- PATH Study Data User Workshop: Apply Now for the August 2023 Event
- FDA Issues Marketing Denial Orders for Approximately 6,500 Flavored E-cigarette Products
- CTPConnect Newsletter: Tobacco Product Application Resources
April
March
- CTPConnect Newsletter: CTP Responds to the Reagan-Udall Foundation Evaluation Report
- FDA Publishes Tobacco Products-Related Citizen Petitions Webpage
- FDA Updates Regulatory Documents to Include “Non-Tobacco Nicotine” Products
- FDA Denies Marketing of Two Vuse Solo Menthol E-Cigarette Products
- FDA Authorizes Copenhagen Classic Snuff to be Marketed as a Modified Risk Tobacco Product
- FDA Makes Determinations On More Than 99% of the 26 Million Tobacco Products For Which Applications Were Submitted
- FDA Proposes New Requirements for Tobacco Product Manufacturing Practices
- Event – Public Oral Hearing: FDA’s Proposed New Requirements for Tobacco Product Manufacturing Practices
February
- CTPConnect Newsletter: Advancing Health Equity in Tobacco Product Regulation
- An All-Center Approach: CTP’s Response to the Reagan-Udall Foundation Evaluation Report
- FDA Files Civil Money Penalty Complaints Against Four E-Cigarette Product Manufacturers
- CTP Announces Its Next Director of Office of Science
January
- Looking Back, Looking Ahead: FDA’s Progress on Tobacco Product Regulation in 2022
- FDA Authorizes Three New Heated Tobacco Products
- FDA Denies Marketing of Two Vuse Menthol E-Cigarette Products Following Determination They Do Not Meet Public Health Standard
- CTPConnect Newsletter: Help Teens Avoid Nicotine in the New Year
- FDA Releases New Ads, including First Focused on Mental Health Effects of Cigarette Smoking among Youth
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