Juul successfully convinced United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia delay The Food and Drug Administration’s ban on its products. The agency recently banned Juul from selling and distributing its e-cigarette pens and pods in the United States after two years of extensive review. He ordered the firm to withdraw its products from the market and even started telling retailers pulling it off the shelves. This temporary suspension will allow Juul to continue selling its vape pens and pods — and allow retailers to continue carrying them without fear of punishment, while the court reviews its appeal against the FDA’s decision.
Requesting an immediate stay, Juul described the FDA ban as “arbitrary and capricious.” It also said the agency released the decision after “intense political pressure from Congress” because it has become politically expedient for them to blame Juul for the popularity of vaping among youth, “although many of its competitors now have a larger market share.” . and much higher rates of underage use.”
Despite Juul’s accusation, the FDA did not mention teen vaping in its ruling. Instead, the agency said the company banned its products because it did not provide sufficient evidence to prove that potentially harmful chemicals did not leach from its proprietary capsules into the vapors users inhaled. The agency explained: “…some of the company’s research findings have raised concerns due to insufficient and conflicting data – including genotoxicity and potentially harmful chemicals from the company’s proprietary e-liquid capsules – that have not been adequately addressed and have hampered the FDA in the company’s practices. from completing a full toxicological risk assessment of the named products.”
Juul, of course, denied that it did not provide enough information and data to the agency. In a statement sent to Engadget, the company said: “We believe and believe that in our applications submitted more than two years ago, we have appropriately described the toxicological profile of Juul products, including comparisons to combustible cigarettes and other vapor products.” meets the legal standard of being fit for the protection of public health.”
Juul has a long history with the FDA, especially when it comes to underage vaping. Fruit-flavored vape products were once quite popular with young people until they suspended their sales and resumed selling menthol and tobacco flavored pods. Juul also faced a Federal Trade Commission and a House investigation into whether its marketing efforts were targeting youth. Things have changed in the last few years: According to a study last study Most high school students who use e-cigarettes now prefer the Puff Bar to other brands, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
By New York TimesThe court gave Juul until Monday to file an additional lawsuit. The FDA will have until July 7 to respond. It remains to be seen whether Juul can continue to sell its vaping pens and pods in the US during the appeal period. Sources told Wall Street Journal Juul began exploring its options if it failed to completely reverse the ban, including filing for bankruptcy.
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