Court upholds FDA regulation of e-cigarettes

According to Reuters, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the authority of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate e-cigarettes as tobacco products.<\/font><\/p>

A unified panel ruled on Thursday that Congress's decision to delegate regulatory authority over e-cigarettes to the FDA under the non-delegation principle is constitutional, as Congress clearly defined "understandable principles" in the delegation to determine which products qualify as FDA tobacco products.<\/font><\/p>

The Fifth Circuit's ruling is the latest rejection of a series of legal challenges faced by the vaping industry.<\/font><\/p>