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FDA Pledges to Ramp Up Fight Against Unauthorized Vapes
- Enforcement actions are escalating, FDA’s Brian King says
- Fines against those selling illicit products may increase
Electronic cigarettes in front of bottles containing flavored liquids.
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The US Food and Drug Administration is stepping up its efforts to combat unauthorized tobacco products such as flavored disposable vapes.
“We’ve begun escalating our enforcement actions,” said Brian King, director of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, at an event in Washington, DC. King added the agency is working on guidance that would let it increase fines on those selling unauthorized tobacco products. The new guidance on fines is expected this summer, he said.