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FDA Seeks Fines Against 18 Retailers that Continue to Sell Unauthorized E-Cigarettes
FDA is seeking fines against two brick and mortar retailers and 16 online retailers for their sale of unauthorized e-cigarette products
November 26, 2024
FDA Renews Authorization for 8 General Snus Products to be Marketed with Reduced Risk Claim
Agency's action allows General Snus to market the products with a specific claim about reduced risk
November 7, 2024
FDA Warns Firms Illegally Selling E-Cigarettes Resembling Products With Smart Technology, Including Phones and Gaming Devices
Products have features that may appeal to youth
October 30, 2024
2024
November
- FDA Seeks Fines Against 18 Retailers that Continue to Sell Unauthorized E-Cigarettes
- FDA Posts Regulatory Science Policy Memos Related to the Agency’s Review of Premarket Applications
- FDA Renews Authorization for 8 General Snus Products to be Marketed with Reduced Risk Claim
October
- CTPConnect: Youth Tobacco Use Reaches Historic Lows
- FDA Warns Firms Illegally Selling E-Cigarettes Resembling Products With Smart Technology, Including Phones and Gaming Devices
- $76 Million in Illegal E-Cigarettes Seized in Joint Federal Operation
- Youth Tobacco Product Use at a 25-Year Low, Yet Disparities Persist
- NIH and FDA Leaders Call for Innovation in Development of Smoking Cessation Treatments
September
- CTPConnect: Youth E-Cigarette Use Drops, Registration Opens for Public Meeting on Cessation
- FDA Seeks Civil Money Penalties Against 11 Retailers Selling Unauthorized E-Cigarettes
- FDA and NIH Joint Public Meeting on Advancing Smoking Cessation Priorities: REGISTRATION IS OPEN
- Spotlight on Science: New PATH Data Files, NYTS ’24 Results, Research Funding Awarded, Data Standards Implementation Guide, and More!
- FDA Takes Action Against Unauthorized E-Cigarettes Promoted at Industry Trade Show
- FDA Issues Guidance for Industry on Enforcement Policy for Cigarette Health Warnings Rule
- Youth E-Cigarette Use Drops to Lowest Level in a Decade
August
- FDA Issues Final Rule Increasing the Minimum Age for Certain Restrictions on Tobacco Sales
- Funding Awarded to Study Messaging about the Continuum of Risk for Tobacco Products
- FDA Announces Proposed Rule to Require Submission of Tracking Numbers for Imports of E-Cigarette Products
- FDA Posts Two Regulatory Science Policy Memos on Premarket Applications for E-Cigarettes
- FDA Warns Online Retailers Selling Unauthorized Youth Appealing E-Cigarettes
July
- FDA Issues Warning Letters to 80 Retailers for Selling Unauthorized Elf Bar and Lost Mary E-Cigarettes
- FDA Authorizes Marketing of Vuse Alto Tobacco-Flavored E-Cigarette Pods and Accompanying Power Unit
- CTPConnect Newsletter: New Multiagency Task Force to Collaborate on E-Cigarette Enforcement
- FDA and DOJ Action Leads to Permanent Injunction Against E-Cigarette Manufacturer
- Swedish Match USA, Inc.’s Renewal MRTP Applications for General Snus Products: Material Reposted, Public Comments Due by Aug. 14
- FDA Plans to Launch Updated Submission Portal for New Tobacco Product Applications in 2025
- Swedish Match USA, Inc.’s Renewal MRTP Applications: Materials Reposted, Comment Deadline Extended
- CTP’s Progress Addressing Recommendations from the Reagan-Udall Evaluation – Summer 2024 Update
June
- FDA Enhances Tobacco Retailer Inspection Database
- FDA, CBP Seize More Than $1M Worth of Unauthorized E-Cigarettes
- FDA Authorizes Marketing of Four Menthol-Flavored E-Cigarette Products After Extensive Scientific Review
- New Tobacco Data Standards Implementation Guide Released
- FDA and DOJ Action Leads to Entry of Consent Decree of Permanent Injunction Against Manufacturer of Unauthorized E-Cigarettes
- FDA Warns Six Online Retailers for Selling Unauthorized E-Liquids Resembling Prescription Drug Bottles
- June 11 Webinar - The Power of Prevention: Building on 10 Years of Success in Public Education and Teen Tobacco Prevention
- Justice Department and FDA Announce Federal Multi-Agency Task Force to Curb the Distribution and Sale of Illegal E-Cigarettes
- Update on FDA’s Scientific Review of JUUL Product Applications
- FDA Establishes Closing Date for Public Comments on Swedish Match U.S.A., Inc. MRTP Renewal Application
- CTP Announces Its Next Director of the Office of Management
May
- Follow-Up Inspections Lead FDA to Seek Fines Against 10 More Retailers for Selling Unauthorized Elf Bar E-Cigarettes
- FDA’s Searchable Tobacco Products Database: Enhanced Search Capabilities and Mobile-Friendly Updates
- CTPConnect Newsletter: CTP Commemorates 10 Years of “The Real Cost” Campaign
- FDA Posts Additional Regulatory Science Policy Memos
- CTP Announces Its Next Director of the Office of Compliance and Enforcement
- Spotlight on Science: CTP Director’s Journal Commentary, Launch of the Searchable Tobacco Products Database
- June 2024: TPSAC Meeting on MRTP Renewal Applications for Swedish Match USA, Inc.
- PATH Study Data User Workshop: Apply Now for the Summer 2024 Events
- FDA Issues Warning Letters to 14 Online Retailers for Selling Unauthorized E-Cigarettes
April
- FDA, DOJ Seize Over $700,000 Worth of Unauthorized E-Cigarettes
- CTPConnect Newsletter: Spring Brings New Resources on Tobacco Products and Risks
- FDA Seeks Approximately $20,000 Each from 22 Retailers Selling Elf Bar and Other Unauthorized E-Cigarettes
- CTP Director Co-Authors New Journal Commentary on the Relative Risks of Tobacco Products
- FDA Denies Marketing for 65 “MNGO Disposable Stick” E-Cigarettes
- CTP Announces Its Next Director Of Office of Health Communication and Education
- FDA Encourages Research to Promote Diversity in the Tobacco Regulatory Science Workforce
- FDA Issues Warning Letters to and Files Civil Money Penalty Complaints Against Retailers for Underage Sales of ZYN Nicotine Pouches
- FDA Resumes Posting Regulatory Science Policy Memos on Premarket Review Process
March
- FDA Launches Searchable Tobacco Products Database
- CTP Announces Selection of Associate Director for Policy and Partnerships
- FDA Warns 61 Brick and Mortar Retailers for the Sale of Unauthorized E-Cigarettes Popular Among Youth
- CTPConnect Newsletter: New Strategic Plan Outlines CTP’s Direction for the Next Five Years
February
- FDA Warns Five More Online Retailers for Selling Unauthorized E-Cigarettes Popular with Youth
- FDA Files Complaints Seeking Maximum Fines Against 20 More Retailers for Selling Unauthorized Elf Bar E-Cigarettes
- Spotlight on Science: PATH Study Contract Awarded, CTP Releases Five-Year Strategic Plan
- A Year in Review: FDA’s Progress on Tobacco Product Regulation in 2023
- CTP and NIDA Announce the Continuation of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study
- FDA Denies Marketing Applications for Flavored blu E-Cigarette Products
- FDA Warns Online Retailers for Selling Unauthorized Disposable E-Cigarette Brands Popular Among Youth
January
- FDA Seeks $20K+ Fines Against Retailers Selling Unauthorized Youth-Appealing E-Cigarettes
- FDA Denies Marketing of Bidi E-Cigarette
- FDA Denies Marketing of Suorin and blu PLUS+ E-Cigarette Products
- FDA Denies Marketing of SMOK E-Cigarette Products
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