Article 614X8 FDA suspends Juul ban during appeal process

FDA suspends Juul ban during appeal process

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The Food and Drug Administration suspended its ban on Juul's e-cigarettes as the company goes through the appeals process, the agency said Tuesday.

The FDA rejected Juul's applications to sell tobacco- and menthol-flavored e-cigarettes in June, saying the company had to pull its products off the market. Juul appealed the decision, and a federal court issued a temporary stay of the ban while the company went through the appeals process. The company also asked the FDA to stay its own ban, and the agency initially refused, according to court filings.

Juul said in court filings that the FDA did not evaluate its entire application and that it made the decision to ban Juul's products based on political pressure. Juul said it will continue to...

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