The FDA’s plan to fast-track nicotine pouches is long overdue. But why aren’t vapes included?

The FDA’s plan to fast-track nicotine pouches is long overdue. But why aren’t vapes included?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched a pilot program to fast-track authorization of nicotine pouches in September, according to Reuters. For public health advocates, this a welcome—if not long overdue—course correction. The agency’s sluggish and expensive approval process has stifled innovation and protected cigarette sales from competition for years while depriving adult smokers of access to safer alternatives. But if the Trump …