FDA chief stays mum on plans for banning flavored vapes
CNN
Members of Congress pressed FDA Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock Wednesday to ban all flavored e-cigarettes, saying the sweet and fruity flavors are attracting too many children and teens.
But Woodcock would not be drawn on whether the agency plans to ban or otherwise limit the sale of flavored vapes later this year. E-cigarette makers must apply to the FDA for permission to keep their products on the US market. The agency has until September 9 to decide.President Joe Biden on Sunday delivers his first commencement address of the 2024 season at Morehouse College, where the president may for the first time in months have to confront the angst that’s been percolating on college campuses nationwide toward his administration’s policies on the Israel-Hamas war.
Arab and Palestinian Americans left a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday night frustrated they did not have a clear understanding of how the Biden administration might act upon their concerns as the Israel-Hamas war devastates the civilian population in Gaza, participants told CNN.