Vapor Corp. (VPCO.OB) Announces Significant Victory for Electronic Cigarette Industry
Vapor Corp. announced yesterday a significant victory for the electronic cigarette industry. A U.S. federal appeals court found that as long as electronic cigarettes aren't marketed as a way to treat or cure a disease (that is, smoking cession aids), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lacks the authority to regulate these products under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA). In addition, the FDA has no authority to block the importation of these electronic cigarette products. The Court declared, "Together, Brown and Williamson and the Tobacco Act establish that the FDA cannot regulate customarily marketed tobacco products…