E-cigarettes: US Supreme Court upholds ban on flavoured liquids

The US Supreme Court unanimously upheld the decision by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reject an application for approval of flavoured liquids used in vapes, also called e-cigarettes, on 2 April.12

However, the Supreme Court’s decision was not a clear win for the FDA.

Yolanda Richardson, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, said in a statement, “While the FDA has authorized the sale of 34 e-cigarette products, manufacturers continue to flood the market with thousands of illegal, unauthorized products. To end this crisis, the FDA must deny marketing applications for flavoured e-cigarettes and step up enforcement efforts to …