STAT June 12, 2024
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Justice claim they’re getting serious about clearing store shelves of illegal vapes.
Lawmakers made it clear Wednesday they aren’t buying it.
During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, lawmakers came armed with illegal vapes purchased from convenience stores and gas stations, and even an oversized photo of a store near FDA’s headquarters stocked with illegal vapes.
“You’ve completely fallen down on the job,” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the chair of the committee and one of the Senate’s most vocal critics of the FDA’s approach toward vaping, lectured an agency official called to appear.
The criticisms didn’t just come from Democrats. Wednesday’s hearing was the clearest sign to date that both...
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