Federal courts block the FDA's ban on the sale of Juul e-cigarettes in the United States.

Friday's federal court granted Juul Labs' request to temporarily block the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's order to suspend the sale of e-cigarettes in the United States. ..

The e-cigarette maker is D.C. We have requested the US Court of Appeals of Circuit to continue what the FDA calls "abnormal and illegal behavior." Partially owned by tobacco giant Altria, the company has filed an urgent complaint with the Court of Appeals as it is preparing to appeal the FDA's decision. The

FDA said Thursday that Juulmust stop selling its vaping deviceand its tobacco and menthol-flavored cartridges. This action was part of a radical effort by government agencies to bring scientific scrutiny to the multi-billion dollar e-cigarette industry after years of regulatory lag.

To stay in the market, businesses must show that their e-cigarettes benefit public health. In fact, that means that adult smokers who use them may quit or reduce smoking, and teens are less likely to get hooked on them.

The FDA stated that Juul's application left serious questions for regulators and did not contain sufficient information to assess potential health risks. Juul said he provided sufficient information and data to address all the issues raised. The company said the FDA has rejected the request to put the order on hold to avoid major disruptions to the business.

The rise of youth vaping

E-cigarettes, sold as an alternative to smokers trying to kick habits, are helping some adults do just that. However, these products are also pioneering the e-cigarette epidemic of young people.  

Studies have reached conflicting results as to whether vaping really helps smokers quit smoking, and the FDA's efforts to control vaping products and their claims compete with industry lobbying. The Associated Press reported that it was repeatedly delayed due to political interests. The 

Vaping issue took on a new urgency in 2018, when Juul's high nicotine and fruity flavored cartridges became a national epidemic among middle school and high school students. In 2020, the FDA limited the flavors of small e-cigarettes to tobacco and menthol only. Apart from this, Congress has raised the purchase age of all tobacco and vapor-breathing products to 21.

Juul is still a top seller, but its share of the US e-cigarette market has fallen by about half. I'm out. A recent federal survey showed that the incidence of teenage e-cigarettes has declined and is shifting away from Juul's products. The

device heats the nicotine solution into a vapor, bypassing many of the toxic chemicals produced by burning cigarettes and inhaling them.

FDA approves other e-cigarettes

The company said in a court filing on Friday that it submitted a 125,000-page application to the FDA almost two years ago. rice field. The application contains several studies to assess the health risks of Juul users.

Juul stated that it cannot be claimed that there was a "significant and urgent public interest" in removing the product from the market immediately when the FDA allowed the product to be sold during the review. rice field.

The company noted that while the FDA was approving submissions from competitors using similar products, it rejected the application. The FDA has accepted the e-cigarette from R.J. Reynolds, Logic, and other companies are rejecting many other companies.

In 2019, after becoming popular among middle school and high school students, Juul was pressured to stop all advertising and eliminate fruit and dessert flavors. The following year, the FDA limited the flavors of small vaping devices to tobacco and menthol.