Key Points WASHINGTON: A federal lawsuit over how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration polices vapes and nicotine pouches has turned into a three-way fight, after three major industry players asked a court on Oct 7 to let them defend the agency policy. What Is This Fight About? To sell a new tobacco product in […]
Key Points WASHINGTON: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is still buried under tobacco product applications. A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the federal watchdog, says nearly 132,000 applications were still without a completed review as of Dec 31, 2025, and the average review took 507 days. What the GAO Found The […]