A growing group of e-cigarette purveyors are defying the FDA, which contends the nascent nicotine products are drug devices that require pre-market approval and may pose their own health risks.
…By DAVID KESMODEL And DANNY YADRON ELMHURST, Ill. Victoria Vasconcellos, the petite founder of an Internet retailer in this Chicago suburb, is in the thick of a regulatory battle that could affect millions of American cigarette smokers.Ms. Vasconcellos imports electronic cigarettes from a Chinese manufacturer and sells them on her website, Cignot.com, to 14,000 customers. The 48-year-old is part of a growing legion of e-cigarette purveyors who are defying the Food and Drug Administration, which contends the nascent nicotine products are drug devices that require pre-market approval and may pose their own health risks. The FDA began intercepting shipments of the products from China two years ago. New Nicotine Fix View Slideshow Carl Kiilsgaard for The Wall Street Journal PureSmoker.com owner Steve McVey smoked an e-cigarette. More photos and interactive graphics E-cigarettes are battery-powered tubes that turn nicotine-laced liquid into a vapor mist. Sellers say they are potentially less harmful than…
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