Health officials want next FDA chief to crack down on teen vaping of e-cigarettes. Via KHNews
In an almost uniform response to the impending exit of Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, city and county publicofficials are urging the Trump administration to go bigger in its response to adolescents’ growing use of e-cigarettes.
In Washington, Gottlieb has been credited with taking on Big Tobacco and the e-cigarette industry. But health officials on the front lines say they want more federal action. Gretchen Musicant, who heads Minneapolis’ health department, agreed. “Their action so far is not demonstrable,” she said. As vaping rates among teens climb, the FDA has made a high-profile effort to address the public health concern without trampling on adults’ rights. The agency in 2016 classified electronic cigarettes as tobacco products that fall under its regulatory jurisdiction.e-cig manufacturers, saying the FDA would ban their products if companies didn’t take steps to combat youth vaping.
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