The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Monday in a dispute over the Food and Drug Administration’s rejection of two companies’ applications to sell flavored liquids for use in e-cigarettes. A federal appeals court in Louisiana set aside the FDA’s orders denying applications by Triton Distribu

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Monday in a dispute over the Food and Drug Administration’s rejection of two companies’ applications to sell flavored liquids for use in e-cigarettes. A federal appeals court in Louisiana set aside the FDA’s orders denying applications by Triton Distribution and Vapetasia, complaining that the agency had sent those companies and other makers of e-cigarette products “on a wild goose chase.”

  • ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    43·
    28 days ago

    They should be. Vaping has been a public health miracle which reduced the far more dangerous habit of smoking dramatically among young people. The FDA is a bunch of stuck-up Puritans who love making the perfect the enemy of the good.

    • pelespirit@sh.itjust.worksOPMEnglish
      61·
      28 days ago

      • Nicotine is the primary agent in regular cigarettes and e-cigarettes, and it is highly addictive. It causes you to crave a smoke and suffer withdrawal symptoms if you ignore the craving. Nicotine is a toxic substance. It raises your blood pressure and spikes your adrenaline, which increases your heart rate and the likelihood of having a heart attack. Source

      • There are many unknowns about vaping, including what chemicals make up the vapor and how they affect physical health over the long term. “People need to understand that e-cigarettes are potentially dangerous to your health,” says Blaha. “Emerging data suggests links to chronic lung disease and asthma, as well as associations between dual use of e-cigarettes and smoking with cardiovascular disease. You’re exposing yourself to all kinds of chemicals that we don’t yet understand and that are probably not safe.” Source

      • Among youth, e-cigarettes, especially the disposable kind, are more popular than any traditional tobacco product. According to the 2021 National Youth Tobacco Survey, more than 2 million U.S. middle and high school students reported using e-cigarettes in 2021, with more than 8 in 10 of those youth using flavored e-cigarettes. Source

    • TachyonTele@lemm.eeEnglish
      41·
      28 days ago

      It’s trading one bad habit for another. Vapes haven’t been around long enough for people to know how bad they are.

    • mindbleach@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      27 days ago

      … smoking was already disappearing. Those are some nice straight lines that do not relate to an invention circa 2010.

      Vaping got another generation hooked on nicotine.