FDA Asks Judge to Delay E-Cigarette Deadline, Citing Virus (1)

The Food and Drug Administration asked a federal judge to grant a 120-day delay for a deadline for e-cigarette manufacturers to submit applications to keep their products on the market.

Citing “the exceptional circumstances presented by the global coronavirus outbreak,” the agency proposed moving the deadline to Sept. 9, from May 12.

The existing deadline was the product of a legal agreement in federal court, after regulators, public-health groups and vaping companies fought over the timing for years.

The agency said its priorities hadn’t changed, but disruptions caused by the outbreak would make it difficult for companies to meet the ...