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FDA authorizes first fruit-flavored e-cigarettes in US amid political pressure

The agency said age-verification technology and marketing limits should reduce youth access as it authorizes 45 e-cigarette products for sale.

  • On Tuesday, the FDA announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes for adult smokers, marking a major policy shift following months of appeals to President Donald Trump from the vaping industry.
  • Manufacturers pushed the Republican administration to loosen restrictions as teen vaping rates dropped to a 10-year low, contrasting sharply with stricter policies Under President Joe Biden that denied over a million marketing applications.
  • Los Angeles-based Glas Inc. will market the flavors using a digital age-verification system requiring a government ID and Bluetooth connectivity to prevent underage access, according to the FDA.
  • The FDA stated it will closely monitor marketing and may withdraw authorization if youth use increases, while Kathy Crosby of the Truth Initiative called the decision a 'key test case'.
  • Vaping companies argue their products help blunt the toll of 480,000 annual smoking deaths, though health groups worry sweet flavors could reignite youth interest and undermine recent public health gains.
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Health organizations and parent groups warn about the danger of flavors, which could attract teenagers to vaping

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Reuters broke the news in United Kingdom on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
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