The New York Times (1/4, Kaplan) reported that the Food and Drug Administration “is accusing Juul and Altria of reneging on promises they made to the government to keep e-cigarettes away from minors.” FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., “is drafting letters to both companies that will criticize them for publicly pledging to remove nicotine flavor pods from store shelves, while secretly negotiating a financial partnership that seems to do the opposite.” He “plans to summon top executives of the companies to F.D.A. headquarters to explain how they will stick to their agreements given their new arrangement.”
Related Links:
— “FDA accusing Juul, Altria of backing off plan to keep e-cigarettes away from minors, “Sheila Kaplan, The New York Times, January 4, 2019