The Telegraph ^ | 4/26/2011
Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 2:46:02 AM by bruinbirdman
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's announcement came after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a decision which said that electronic cigarettes are not drugs or devices unless they are marketed for therapeutic purposes.
In 2009, the FDA was given the authority to regulate tobacco products that are not drugs or devices.
Electronic cigarettes, marketed under names such as NJOY, mimic the act of smoking and include nicotine, but do not emit the same type of odour or ash.
In December, three judges from the appellate court ruled that the FDA could regulate the products as tobacco products and not as drugs. They also said that the FDA could not block the import of such products, giving Sottera Inc the ability to start importing its NJOY goods.
The FDA said in a notice posted on its website that it is working on a strategy to regulate products such as electronic cigarettes, which are not subject to premarket review requirements, as tobacco products.
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids said on Monday that it was disappointed the U.S. government would not appeal the federal appeals court ruling. That group said the ruling opened a loophole that lets
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