When e-cigarettes burst onto the market about a decade ago, manufacturers enjoyed a long period of no regulation. The market boomed, and so did e-cigarette use among Americans.
Now, that may change. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration finally was granted authority over the e-cigarette market (as well as other previously unregulated tobacco products such as cigars and hookah) under a new federal rule. In three months, the agency will begin banning the sale of these products to minors, and require all manufacturers of products that hit the market after February 15, 2007, to register with the FDA and submit their products for approval — disclosing ingredients, safety and emissions data, and manufacturing processes.
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