Oversight Committee Grills Califf On E-Cigarette Regulation

Regulation of nicotine products was a popular topic at a Thursday (April 11) House Committee on Oversight & Accountability hearing as lawmakers grilled FDA Commissioner Robert Califf about why the agency has failed to swiftly assess product applications for e-cigarettes while illicit products from China flood store shelves, but Califf defended FDA's approach by saying the agency is not resourced to deal with the flood of millions of applications for vaping products. Multiple lawmakers blamed FDA’s failure to quickly approve...