Overview

• The agency issued marketing granted orders for Juul’s original reusable device and tobacco- and menthol-flavored cartridges following an extensive scientific review.
• Authorization is limited to tobacco and menthol pods, with fruit and candy flavors having been discontinued in 2019 over concerns about youth vaping.
• Juul submitted more than 110 studies demonstrating high rates of adult smokers switching completely from cigarettes to its e-cigarettes.
• Public health groups such as the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids cautioned that the decision could undermine recent declines in underage vaping.
• FDA emphasized that authorization is not an approval of safety, and it will monitor Juul’s compliance with youth-marketing and other restrictions.