A new FDA policy will let some flavored vapes stay on the market without authorization.
Disposable flavored e-cigarette devices are displayed for sale at a store in Pinecrest, Fla.Rebecca Blackwell/AP
By Sarah Todd
May 11, 2026
Reporter, Commercial Determinants of Health
Sarah Todd
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The Food and Drug Administration approved some flavored vapes delivering on a campaign promise from President Donald Trump to…
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The new vapes failed to meet the same bar as other products previously sanctioned by the FDA
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