Juul E-Cigarette Getting FDA Review to Stay on the U.S. Market

The Food and Drug Administration will start reviewing Juul Labs Inc.’s applications for its e-cigarette device and nicotine cartridges, the company announced Tuesday.

Juul filed its highly anticipated FDA applications late last month seeking the regulator’s permission to keep selling its device, as well as Virginia tobacco and menthol-flavored pods with 3% and 5% concentrations in the U.S. The agency will now review Juul’s submission to determine whether the products are appropriate for the protection of public health.

The company will “look forward to this next step as the FDA commences substantive review of the application,” Juul’s Chief Regulatory ...