Tobacco-Free Vapes to Linger on Shelves as FDA Grasps New Power (1)

Many unauthorized, tobacco-free nicotine products could stay on the market past a summer deadline as the FDA grapples with its new power to regulate them and an influx of marketing applications.

A government spending package for fiscal 2022 gave the Food and Drug Administration the authority to regulate synthetic nicotine, closing a loophole that popular e-cigarette companies like Puff Bar had used to skirt federal oversight. The law marked a win for health advocacy groups that have long called for the FDA to take action against teen-friendly flavors of vaping products.

But attorneys who counsel tobacco and vaping companies say ...