FDA Asks to Extend E-Cig Application Deadline Until September
The Food and Drug Administration is seeking a 120-day extension of the deadline by which electronic cigarette manufacturers need to submit their premarket tobacco product applications.
The current May 12 deadline was imposed after a U.S. district court judge ruled the agency had shirked its responsibility by allowing e-cigs to be marketed without regulatory oversight. However, because of the "highly unusual circumstances" brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, the FDA believes the extension is warranted.
The regulator submitted its request to the same Maryland district court that originally demanded that the FDA take action. If granted, the extension would move the deadline to Sept. 9.
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