Judge Grants FDA Request To Terminate Mandatory E-Cig Review Progress Reports

Mealey's ( October 21, 2024, 1:44 PM EDT) -- BALTIMORE — A Maryland federal judge on Oct. 18 entered a docket entry granting the Food and Drug Administration’s motion to remove a two-year-old requirement that FDA provide the court regular status reports on its progress reviewing premarket tobacco applications (PMTAs) for the nation’s top-selling e-cigarette brands, rejecting arguments by health groups and doctors that the reports are still needed....