In October 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ), on its behalf, filed complaints against six electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) companies in federal district courts, seeking permanent injunctions. These cases are important because they mark the first time the FDA has litigated against companies to enforce the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act’s premarket review requirements for new tobacco products.Continue Reading FDA Implements More Aggressive Approach to Enforcement of ENDS Premarket Requirements
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FDA Cigarette Graphic Warning Rule Delayed … Again
By Bryan Haynes & Nick Ramos on
In a prior update, we discussed the ongoing legal challenges to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) March 2020 rule on a graphic-warning requirement for cigarettes. Initially slated to take effect June 18, 2021, the rule would require 11 new textual, health warning statements accompanied by color, “photorealistic” images displayed on the top…