E-Cig Technology

Five electronic cigarette makers that promise consumers their products can help them quit smoking, lose weight and improve sexual vigor must drop their claims or show that the unapproved drugs they also sell as refills for e-cigarette cartridges are safe and effective. In warning letters sent to...

The FDA issued warning letters to five electronic cigarette distributors, saying the products are being marketed illegally as safer alternatives to smoking and even as smoking-cessation aids. The agency says they must seek FDA approval in order to continue making those claims.