FDA Says E-Cigarettes Are Unapproved New Nicotine Delivery System

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Strategic Health Care News Since the summer of 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been detaining and refusing importation of electronic cigarettes, battery-operated devices that deliver a metered dose of nicotine vapor. An e-cigarette device physically resembles a tobacco cigarette, down to a puff of water vapor that resembles smoke, and a light-emitting diode at the tip that simulates burning tobacco. The metered nicotine dose is set by the user, and delivery is controlled by a computer chip. The FDA has determined the e-cigarette device is a . . .