Public health and medical groups allege the FDA improperly delayed a rule that would impose stricter regulatory standards for e-cigarettes, according to a Reuters report.
Here are four things to know.
1. Multiple organizations along with five pediatricians filed a lawsuit March 27 in federal court in Maryland.
2. The suit focuses on a 2016 rule finalized during President Barack Obama's administration. Designed to regulate all tobacco products, the rule requires e-cigarette manufacturers to submit their products to the FDA for approval, as is the case with cigarettes, according to the report. President Donald Trump's administration subsequently decided to delay e-cigarette review.
3. The lawsuit filed March 27 claims the delay — for up to six years beyond the 2016 rule's effective date — was improper and "fundamentally altered the statutory duties and responsibilities of manufacturers of newly deemed tobacco products," reports Reuters.
4. Plaintiff organizations include the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, the American Heart Association, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, and the Truth Initiative, according to the report.
Read the full Reuters report here.
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