Sales of Juul e-cigarettes were blocked by the US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday , in a major blow to the once high-flying firm whose products have been tied to a surge in teenage vaping.
"We respectfully disagree with the FDA's findings ... intend to seek a stay and are exploring all of our options under the FDA's regulations and the law, including appealing the decision and engaging with our regulator," said Joe Murillo, a chief regulatory officer at Juul. The health regulator had to judge whether each product was effective in getting smokers to quit and, if so, whether the benefits to smokers outweighed the potential health damage to new e-cigarette users, including teenagers, who never smoked."The agency has dedicated significant resources to review products from the companies that account for most of the U.S. market. We recognise ...
"Without the data needed to determine relevant health risks, the FDA is issuing these marketing denial orders," Michele Mital, acting director of the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products, said. Thursday's decision was cheered by public health groups, who had long warned that e-cigarettes were getting a new generation of teenagers hooked on nicotine after major strides in reducing youth cigarette use.
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