According to a report from a tobacco journalist on May 23rd, 78 U.S. public health and other organizations are urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to use all enforcement tools at their disposal to remove unauthorized e-cigarette products from the market, including flavored products.
So far, the FDA has only approved the sale of 23 tobacco-flavored e-cigarette products.
The organization wrote in a letter to the three mentioned institutions: "This means that almost the entire e-cigarette market is made up of unauthorized illegal products, including various flavor products (mostly disposable products), which the FDA has found to be highly attractive to young people.
This is a complete failure on the part of the FDA and other government enforcement agencies in enforcing the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. There must be strengthened and coordinated federal efforts across multiple agencies to enforce the law on these illegal products in an effective and fair manner.
These organizations are calling for several specific reforms to tobacco enforcement policies and activities, including more frequent use of civil fines and other enforcement measures; and prioritizing efforts to prevent the illegal import of unauthorized products.
The failure to fully enforce laws against unauthorized products will have serious and tangible consequences for public health. We urge the FDA, Department of Justice, and Customs and Border Protection to adopt a 'whole-of-government' approach, utilizing all enforcement tools to protect public health, especially that of young people, from the harm of large quantities of illegal, unauthorized e-cigarettes," the letter's author concluded.
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