Electronic Cigarettes Granted Two-Year Grace Period Under Proposed FDA Rule
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA proposed rule allows e-cigarettes and other products newly deemed as FDA-regulated to remain available for sale without approval by the agency until two years after the proposal becomes a final rule. Before the end of the two years firms must submit pre-market approval applications for each product.
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