FDA sued over ‘unconstitutional’ rule that threatens e-cigarette businesses

By Guy Bentley

Published January 30, 2018 7:36pm ET

FDA sued over ‘unconstitutional’ rule that threatens e-cigarette businesses — Issued in 2016, the FDA's "deeming rule" brought e-cigarettes under the agency's regulatory control, subjecting them to the same kinds of marketing restrictions as tobacco cigarettes. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File) | Frank Franklin II

Food and Drug Administration rules threatening the survival of America’s independent e-cigarette industry could be overturned if a new lawsuit filed by the nonprofit Pacific Legal Foundation proves successful.

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