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Data Shows Sharp Increase in Vaping Among Teenagers
WASHINGTON — The rate of vaping among teenagers continued to rise sharply this year, federal health officials said, suggesting that campaigns to curb e-cigarette use among minors are not working.
Trump Administration Plans to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Wednesday that it would ban the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes, at a time when hundreds of people have been sickened by mysterious lung illnesses and teenage vaping continues to rise.
Trump Administration Weighs Ban on Flavored E-Cigarettes
WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials said on Wednesday they would move toward a ban on the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes, at a time when hundreds of people have been sickened by mysterious vaping-related illnesses.
Don't Use Bootleg or Street Vaping Products, CDC Warns
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday warned people not to use vaping ingredients bought on the street and to stop modifying either nicotine or cannabis e-cigarette device in an effort to curb the vaping-related lung sicknesses that have alarmed health officials in more than two dozen states this summer.
FDA Issues New Images to Add to Warnings on Cigarette Packages
WASHINGTON — The corpse is gone.
Juul's Pledge to Combat Youth Vaping Is Undermined by Its Army of Lobbyists
COLUMBIA, S.C. — For months, Juul Labs has had a clear, unwavering message for officials in Washington: The e-cigarette giant is committed to doing all it can to keep its hugely popular vaping products away from teenagers.Kentucky's Senator McConnell Supports Bill to Raise Minimum Age to Buy Tobacco to 21
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell, long one of the tobacco industry’s loyal allies, said Thursday that he would sponsor legislation to raise the minimum age to 21 for the purchase of tobacco and e-cigarettes.Scott Gottlieb Says He Will Return to Conservative Think Tank After Leaving FDA
Dr. Scott Gottlieb plans to work on drug prices and other health policy issues as a part-time fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, after he leaves his post as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.FDA Moves to Restrict Flavored E-Cigarette Sales to Teenagers
WASHINGTON — With a few weeks left in his tenure as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Scott Gottlieb on Wednesday moved to restrict sales of flavored e-cigarettes to try to reduce the soaring rate of teenage vaping.
FDA Moves to Restrict Flavored E-Cigarette Sales to Teenagers
WASHINGTON — With a few weeks left in his tenure as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Scott Gottlieb on Wednesday moved to restrict sales of flavored e-cigarettes to try to reduce the soaring rate of teenage vaping.
FDA Moves to Restrict Flavored E-Cigarette Sales to Teenagers
WASHINGTON — With a few weeks left in his tenure as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Scott Gottlieb on Wednesday moved to restrict sales of flavored e-cigarettes to try to reduce the soaring rate of teenage vaping.FDA Moves to Restrict Flavored E-Cigarette Sales to Teenagers
WASHINGTON — With a few weeks left in his tenure as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Scott Gottlieb on Wednesday moved to restrict sales of flavored e-cigarettes to try to reduce the soaring rate of teenage vaping.FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Resigns
WASHINGTON — Scott Gottlieb, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, known for his aggressive efforts to regulate the tobacco and e-cigarette industries, resigned Tuesday.
Scott Gottlieb Resigns as Commissioner of the FDA
WASHINGTON — Scott Gottlieb, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, known for his aggressive efforts to regulate the tobacco and e-cigarette industries, resigned Tuesday.
Supplement Makers Touting Cures for Alzheimer's and Other Diseases Get FDA Warning
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday warned 12 sellers of dietary supplements to stop claiming their products can cure diseases ranging from Alzheimer’s to cancer to diabetes.Supplement Makers Touting Cures for Alzheimer's and Other Diseases Get FDA Warning
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday warned 12 sellers of dietary supplements to stop claiming their products can cure diseases ranging from Alzheimer’s to cancer to diabetes.FDA Warns Supplement Makers to Stop Touting Cures for Diseases Like Alzheimer's
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday warned 12 sellers of dietary supplements to stop claiming their products can cure Alzheimer’s disease.FDA Warns Supplement Makers to Stop Touting Cures for Diseases Like Alzheimer's
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday warned 12 sellers of dietary supplements to stop claiming their products can cure Alzheimer’s disease.FDA Says It Will Resume Inspecting Some High-Risk Foods
Food safety inspectors furloughed during the federal government shutdown will be returning to work beginning Tuesday — but still without pay — so the Food and Drug Administration can begin to resume inspections of some high-risk foods at manufacturing and other processing plants, the agency’s commissioner said Monday.FDA Suspends Most Safety Inspections of Food
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has stopped routine food safety inspections of seafood, fruits, vegetables and many other foods at high risk of contamination because of the federal government’s shutdown, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the agency’s commissioner, said Wednesday.
