A blistering report describes the FDA's tobacco program as “reactive and overwhelmed,” in its effort to oversee both traditional tobacco products and a sprawling market of largely unauthorized electronic cigarettes.
FILE - A sign in front of the Food and Drug Administration building is seen on Dec. 10, 2020, in Silver Spring, Md. The FDA's tobacco division is plagued by a lack of clear direction and priorities that have hampered its ability to regulate electronic cigarettes and other products under its oversight, according to a report released Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. – The lack of clear direction and priorities at the U.S.
Califf said Monday he will review the recommendations with the aim of outlining the agency's next steps by February. The review comes as the FDA’s tobacco program is besieged by criticism from all sides — including congressional lawmakers, anti-smoking advocates and tobacco companies. Created by Congress in 2009, the FDA's tobacco center was granted sweeping powers to remake the tobacco industry, including banning harmful ingredients from traditional products and authorizing new, less-harmful alternatives.
“Something is wrong if FDA can be given these amazing powers in 2009 and here we are at the end of 2022 and it has yet to take actions that would take a bite out of smoking,” said Eric Lindblom, a lawyer at Georgetown University’s O’Neill Institute who previously worked at the FDA’s tobacco center.
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