A new memo from U.S. health regulators is raising questions about a recent decision to authorize the first fruit-flavored e-cigarettes for adult smokers. The Food and Drug Administration document posted online this week shows that adding flavors like mango and blueberry didn't help smokers quit when compared with older, tobacco-flavored vapes. The memo provides the first detailed look at how the FDA made its decision to approve the e-cigarettes from a small California vaping company. The decision marked a first for the agency and has been heavily criticized by health groups and lawmakers.
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The Associated Press has learned that officials at the Food and Drug Administration were blindsided by a recent policy change allowing more electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches to hit the U.S. market. Two FDA staffers who spoke under condition of anonymity say some agency officials only learned of the change the night before it was published. The new guideline breaks with longstanding FDA policy requiring nicotine products to undergo scientific review before launching. The staffers say there is confusion within the FDA about how the guidelines were developed. The policy was published days before former FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigned under pressure from vaping lobbyists.
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The law prohibits the sale of all vaping products except those authorized by the FDA.
The department released a surveillance image several days ago from Cox's Smoker's Outlet on Blue Lick Road.
The study shows the nicotine in certain types of electronic cigarettes can increase the risk for an irregular heartbeat.
Each bathroom in the high school has a vape detector installed in the ceiling, but unlike smoke detectors, there's no alarm.
The smash-and-grab lasted less than a minute, and the video shows the thieves running out of the store, arms filled with the stolen goods.
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The internal memo is from Jeannie Lett, the principal of Conway Middle School, to school staff members.
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The Indiana General Assembly has more work to do at the Statehouse, with Gov. Eric Holcomb calling the legislature back for a special session on July 6.
The association cites data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, indicating that 26 percent of Kentucky high school students used e-cigarettes in 2019.