FDA Cracks Down on E-Cigarettes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday sent warning letters to five manufacturers of electronic cigarettes, noting that from now on the popular nicotine-packed devices will be subject to regulation as drugs. The companies that received warning letters were E-CigaretteDirect LLC, Ruyan America Inc., Gamucci America (Smokey Bayou Inc.), E-Cig Technology Inc. and Johnson's Creek Enterprises LLC. "Under the [Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act], a company cannot claim that its drug can...Full Story