Overview
- The FDA on Tuesday authorized four Glas pods in mango, blueberry and two menthol varieties, the first U.S. clearance of fruit flavors for e‑cigarettes, bringing the total of authorized vaping products to 45.
- The agency said the products rely on age locks that require a government ID, Bluetooth pairing to the user’s smartphone and periodic biometric checks to keep the device from working for anyone else.
- The action followed reports from the Wall Street Journal that President Trump rebuked Commissioner Marty Makary over the weekend for not moving faster on flavored vapes.
- The FDA said the orders are conditional and could be suspended or withdrawn if youth uptake rises or if the company’s marketing fails to stay tightly targeted to adults 21 and older.
- Health groups and a bipartisan pair of senators, Dick Durbin and Susan Collins, criticized the decision as likely to fuel teen vaping, framing it as a departure from Biden‑era denials that curbed most flavored products.