Federal Judge:  E-Cigarette Makers Get 10 Months To Apply To FDA For OK Of Products

Mealey's (July 16, 2019, 9:17 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Noting the “extraordinary circumstances” of the rise in youth vaping, a federal judge in Maryland on July 11 ordered the Food and Drug Administration to enact a 10-month deadline for makers of e-cigarettes and other newly deemed tobacco products to submit applications for approval in order to keep their products on the market (American Academy of Pediatrics, et al. v. Food and Drug Administration, et al., No. 8:18-CV-883, D. Md., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 116003)....