FDA Efforts to Curb Flavored Vapes Draw Supreme Court Review

Vape juice for electronic cigarettes for sale at a vape store in Tacoma, Washington.Photographer: Jovelle Tamayo/Bloomberg
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The US Supreme Court said it will hear a Biden administration appeal that aims to reinforce the Food and Drug Administration’s power to bar flavored vaping products it concludes are likely to appeal to children.

The justices will review a federal appeals court decision that said the FDA acted in an “arbitrary and capricious” manner when it rejected applications from two companies seeking to sell e-liquids in such flavors as “Suicide Bunny Mother’s Milk and Cookies” and “Killer Kustard Blueberry.”