First E-Cigarette Authorized by FDA

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given authorization to the nation’s first electronic cigarette. The agency cited the potential benefits to individuals struggling with an addiction to smoking as the primary reason for the authorization.

The approval only applies to Vuse’s Solo e-cigarette, which is manufactured by R.J. Reynolds, and its tobacco-flavored nicotine cartridges. The approval comes as a result of the FDA’s broad review of the millions of e-cigarettes sold in the U.S.; the agency rejected many of the products it reviewed due to the possibility that they would appeal to children.

For the past decade, e-cigarettes and other vape products have been sold in the U.S. with “minimal government oversight or research.”

The FDA is still reviewing products from major vaping companies, including Juul.

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