FDA Plans to Move Up Approval Enforcement Dates for Flavored e-Cigarettes, Cigars

The Food and Drug Administration is extending the period for comments on a proposal to move up enforcement dates for new rules on e-cigarettes and flavored cigars in response to concerns about their use among minors. In a draft guidance issued March 13, FDA said it intends to begin requiring pre-marketing approvals for certain e-cigarettes and flavored cigars before they are sold in the U.S. as of 30 days after the agency’s guidance is finalized (see 1903140023).