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May 5, 2026
FDA Approves Four Flavored Vapes Following Pressure from Trump Administration
- The FDA approved four flavored vapes from Glas Inc., including two fruit flavors (mango and blueberry) and two menthol flavors, following pressure from President Donald Trump.
- The approval marks the first since 2007 and comes with a digital age-verification system designed to limit youth access.
- Health experts continue to warn that flavored products can attract underage users, despite the FDA's assurances of technology to prevent this.
5 Sources
- FDA approves some flavored vapes after reports of Trump pressureMay 5, 2026 at 10:54 PM · The Hill
- In a first, FDA authorizes fruit-flavored vapes for adultsMay 6, 2026 at 1:36 AM · Washington Post
- Fruit-flavored e-cigarettes for adults OK'd by FDA in major shift under TrumpMay 6, 2026 at 9:39 AM · CBS News
- FDA announces its first approval of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes for adults in major shift under TrumpMay 6, 2026 at 12:35 PM · CNBC
- FDA approves four flavored vapes days after pressure campaign from TrumpMay 6, 2026 at 4:11 PM · Independent