Vapes Without FDA Approval Could Stay on Sale Long Past Deadline

Consumers are likely to be kept in the dark through much of the year on whether certain vaping products now on store shelves will be banned from sale thanks to dangerous marketing tactics.

The FDA has already taken steps to curb vaping among teens by banning the manufacture, distribution, and sale of cartridge-based fruit or mint-flavored e-cigarettes, which are popular among young people. But all menthol and tobacco-flavored vapes still are fair game while the agency determines if any flavor of e-cigarette is justifiable. Despite the Jan. 2 flavored e-cigarette ban, vape shops can still sell fruity flavors in liquid ...