A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation to give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) more authority to crack down on the flood of illicit vaping products from China.
The legislation, led by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas), is called the Ensuring the Necessary Destruction of (END) Illicit Chinese Tobacco Act.
According to a Nov. 7 news release from Cornyn’s office, the bill would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to give FDA officials the authority to “destroy adulterated, misbranded, or counterfeit imported tobacco products,” including e-cigarettes and vapes.
“The vaping epidemic that has plagued American youth is made all the more concerning by China’s outsized role in flooding U.S. markets with counterfeit tobacco products,” Cornyn said in a statement….