AMA Applauds FDA’s New Rule on E-Cigarettes and Additional Tobacco Products

CHICAGO - May 5, 2016 - Concerned by the alarming growth of electronic cigarette use among the nation’s youth, the American Medical Association (AMA) today applauded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new rule banning the sale of e-cigarettes and nicotine delivery products to minors.“The AMA supports the FDA’s new rule and its efforts to ensure the public – especially young people – is aware of and protected from these harmful products,” said AMA President Steven J. Stack, M.D. “The new FDA rule, which fills the gap in federal regulations on purchasing, labeling and packaging