FDA Increases Regulation on Synthetic Nicotine Products

Sep.23.2022
FDA Increases Regulation on Synthetic Nicotine Products
FDA issues warnings to retailers selling synthetic nicotine products to minors and unapproved manufacturers. 85% of applications reviewed.

Electronic cigarette products containing synthetic nicotine (NTN) have recently been exempted from FDA regulations because they are made with laboratory-produced nicotine instead of nicotine extracted from tobacco leaves.


However, according to a legislation issued on March 15th, the FDA has been authorized to regulate any source of nicotine-containing tobacco products.


In March, legislation was passed requiring synthetic nicotine manufacturers to submit premarket applications before May 14, 2022. Any brands that fail to submit these documents will be considered illegal. However, this has not been enforced, leading to endless criticism of the FDA.


On July 13th, the FDA announced that they had issued two warning letters to manufacturers of unauthorized synthetic nicotine products or non-tobacco nicotine products. Additionally, they sent over 100 warning letters to retailers selling synthetic nicotine products to minors.


85% of applications for synthetic nicotine products have been reviewed.


The FDA has reported that it has issued new warning letters to 102 retailers for illegally selling NTN products to minors. The agency also revealed that it has received nearly 1 million applications from over 200 companies for NTN, and all applications submitted by May 14 have been processed, with over 85% of applications being reviewed.


The FDA has announced that it has rejected 800,000 applications for NTN products and accepted over 350. "The accepted applications will undergo further review to ensure they meet certain standards for additional scrutiny," wrote the FDA.


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