FDA ‘should have acted sooner’ on e-cigarettes, agency head tells Congress
The Food and Drug Administration “should have acted sooner” to rein in the e-cigarette industry but pledged to “catch up,” acting commissioner Ned Sharpless said Wednesday during a congressional hearing that quickly became a referendum on federal regulation of e-cigarettes.
Sharpless said the agency is expected to finalize draft guidance in the coming weeks that will “dramatically impact” the market of flavored e-cigarettes, which are widely seen as fueling the popularity of vaping among young people. But Sharpless faced tough questions about why the agency hadn’t acted sooner — or done more — to grapple with the growing e-cigarette industry.
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