The Food and Drug Administration approved the first menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes in the United States on Friday.
The FDA said it had authorized four e-cigarette products made by the vaping company Njoy. Two of the products are pre-filled pods used with an e-cigarette device, while the other two are disposable e-cigarettes.
The FDA’s decision to authorize the products was based on evidence showing that the products could provide some benefit to adult smokers.
“Based upon our rigorous scientific review, in this instance, the strength of evidence of benefits to adult smokers from completely switching to a less harmful product was sufficient to outweigh the risks to youth,” Matthew Farrelly, director of the Office of Science in the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, said in a statement.
In addition to the four menthol-flavored e-cigarette products approved Friday, the…
