Last week the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a 241-page proposal that would for the first time impose federal regulations on the use of battery-powered electronic cigarettes — a booming industry that is seen by many as a healthy alternative to conventional cigarettes because vapor is used instead of smoke, which is linked to lung cancer. The rules also cover currently unregulated tobacco products such as cigars, pipe tobacco and hookahs. The regulations would ban sales to minors under 18, and they require producers of cigars and e-cigarettes to register with the FDA and submit ingredients, manufacturing processes and scientific data to the agency. Read the rest of FDA Proposes New E-Cigarette Regulations That Ban Sales to Minors Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: big tobacco , cigarettes , e-cigarettes , electronic cigarettes , fda , Food and Drug Administration , Health , lung cancer , regulations , rules , smoke , vapor
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FDA Proposes New E-Cigarette Regulations That Ban Sales to Minors