Senators Across Party Lines Slam FDA and DOJ Over Failure to Act on Youth Vaping Crisis from ira 2021 deadline Watch Video

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✓ Published: 14-Jun-2024

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Senators from both parties expressed frustration at the FDA and DOJ for not taking stronger action against the youth vaping epidemic in the US. The FDA missed a 2021 court-ordered deadline to review e-cigarette products. Studies show that around 2.1 million kids have become regular e-cigarette users since the FDA missed its deadline, with the majority using flavored products. The FDA has only authorized 23 e-cigarette products so far, none of them flavored. Hundreds of thousands of applications are still pending review due to a lack of funding for the FDA's work.