The solution is simple, according to Karl Fagerström. Now retired, the Swedish researcher and inventor has dedicated his life to smoking cessation therapies and strategies. In 2000 he founded ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that people who appear under 30 will now be required to show photo identification to purchase tobacco products, raising the previous age ...

Tobacco and vaping companies say the FDA has been too slow to approve newer products for adult smokers — including e-cigarettes — that generally carry much lower risks than traditional cigarettes.

Now King is out at the Center for Tobacco Products, along with Matthew Farrelly, director of the tobacco center’s science division, who said on LinkedIn that he would be moving to a role in a ...

In 2009, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (TCA) expanded the FDA’s regulatory authority by establishing the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), with broad regulatory powers ...

The Trump Administration is bringing change to the agency and its Center for Tobacco Products. With these developments, there is an opportunity for FDA/CTP to reset and streamline its operations ...

Matthew Farrelly, director of the office of science in the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, said the agency evaluates the evidence in each application. More in U.S.

Mitch Zeller, director of the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products, admitted that the process "has taken time," but believed it would become more streamlined in the future.

Brian King, director of the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products, stressed the need for ongoing efforts to reduce tobacco use and address disparities. Strategies like price increases, ...

What teens and parents should know about the dangers of vaping 03:53. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized menthol-flavored electronic cigarettes for adult smokers, the first time ...

CDC said within this past year, over half of million fewer students are using tobacco products. The e-cigarette use has dropped from 2.13 million students in 2023 to 1.63 million in 2024.

NOGUCHI: King directs the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products. He says, last year, his agency, along with law enforcement, cracked down on various parts of the e-cigarette supply chain for the first ...