As discussed in our earlier post, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new draft guidance on flavored electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products represents a meaningful effort to provide additional clarity about the Agency’s evidentiary expectations for premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs). That clarity is welcome. At the same time, the draft guidance
On March 9, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new draft guidance for industry, Flavored Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) Premarket Applications – Considerations Related to Youth Risk, clarifying how the agency evaluates whether a non-tobacco-flavored electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) product is appropriate for the protection of the public
On August 28, 2024, the California legislature passed two laws – Assembly Bill 3218 (“AB 3218”) and Senate Bill 1230 (“SB 1230”) – that expand the scope of the state’s enforcement powers against flavored tobacco products. These laws, which have been signed by the Governor and are set to go into effect on January 1
