The Food and Drug Administration this week revealed plans to curb an influx of illegal vape products flowing into the United States from China.
Dr. Marty Makary, the FDA commissioner, said the agency will take a tougher approach to the matter, pledging the U.S. will “start confiscating and seizing” suspected illegal vape products entering the country.
Beijing has defied regulations on such products, which vape stores across the U.S. have commonly sold despite FDA restrictions, said Markary, who is preparing to ask Congress for expanded authority to shut down illegal vaping imports, in a Monday interview with Bloomberg.
“Our border has been 100% porous when it comes to illegal vaping products,” Makary said. The agency has found that when it blocks one shipment at a port,
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