FDA May Ban Selling E-Cigarettes to Minors

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed the first potential federal regulations for the $2 billion e-cigarette industry on Thursday, Reuters reports.

The new rules would ban e-cigarette sales to minors, and manufacturers of such products would have to disclose the e-cigarette ingredients to the FDA.

Furthermore, the new rules would prohibit companies from handing out free e-cigarette samples, as well as selling e-cigarette products through vending machines (except in adult-only venues). Manufacturers would also have to place health warnings on e-cigarette products that say nicotine is addictive, though they would have two years to do so if the regulation is made official. Read more...