Get an overview of FDA regulation of e-cigarettes, vapes, and other electronic nicotine delivery systems. You can also find statistics about current use.

Apr 2, 2025 · The FDA began regulating vape products in 2016 after they were already on the market. At the time, the agency said it would not take enforcement actions while companies sought approval.

Apr 2, 2025 · Yolonda C. Richardson, head of the advocacy group Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, said the decision "should encourage FDA to stay the course." But vaping companies hope they’ll find a friendlier ...

FDA’s scientific review of vaping products ensures they are appropriate for the protection of public health. The agency continues to monitor the marketplace to protect youth from certain ...

Apr 3, 2025 · The decision effectively approves the FDA's de facto ban on nicotine vaping products in flavors other than tobacco and menthol, meaning that unfair and irrational policy will continue unless it is ...

Apr 2, 2025 · The Supreme Court on Wednesday largely upheld the Food and Drug Administration’s denials of two companies’ applications to sell flavored liquids for use in e-cigarettes. In a unanimous ruling, the justices threw out a ruling by the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit holding that

6 days ago · Last week, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in FDA v.Wages & White Lion Investments, LLC, No. 23-1038 (Apr. 2, 2025) that affirms FDA’s denial of authorization to market flavored vape products. This opinion, which overrules a Fifth Circuit decision that FDA had acted arbitrarily and capriciously in denying premarket tobacco product applications submitted by manufacturers of ...

Apr 2, 2025 · The justices handed a win, for now, to the Food and Drug Administration in its rejection of applications from makers of flavored liquids used in e-cigarettes. By Adam Liptak Abbie VanSickle and ...

Sep 20, 2023 · The FDA has created a downloadable one-page list of vaping products the agency has authorized for sale in the United States. The list, says the agency, is intended for “tobacco retailers looking for information on what e-cigarettes are legal to sell.”

The FDA regulates the manufacture, distribution, and marketing of tobacco products, such as cigarettes, cigars, and e-cigarettes (sometimes called “vapes”). The FDA has the legal authority to...