FDA Pledges to Ramp Up Its Crackdown on Unauthorized Vapes

The US Food and Drug Administration is stepping up its efforts to combat unauthorized tobacco products such as flavored disposable vapes.

“We’ve begun escalating our enforcement actions,” said Brian King, director of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, at an event in Washington, DC. King added the agency is working on guidance that would let it increase fines on those selling unauthorized tobacco products. The new guidance on fines is expected this summer, he said.

Altria Group Inc. recently called on the agency to do more to crack down on disposable, flavored vape products made in China that compete ...