Ron Johnson, chairman of the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, has asked Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf to cease implementing burdensome regulations on e-cigarettes.
In his letter to Califf, Johnson described the FDA’s vapor regulations as “industry killing.”
“In light of the significant economic costs on the e-cigarette industry and the substantial likelihood that the incoming administration and the 115th Congress will unwind this burdensome regulation, I call on the FDA to cease its implementation of the current regulation over e-cigarettes,” he wrote.
“I hope the FDA will acknowledge the reality of the situation and ensure that small businesses and consumers do not continue to incur avoidable financial costs due to this regulation.”