Effects of the Food and Drug Administrations Regulation on the E Cigarette Industry

A. passed a regulation to limit the e-cigarette industry. All e-cigarette producers are required to register with the Food and Drug Administration, provide details on all the ingredients of their products, the manufacturing processes. In addition, they should seek the approval of the Food and Drug Administration to sell their products. This complex approval process means that the approval costs will be high and will take time. But this increased cost counters this benefit and thus there will be no need for a switch. This will, in turn, kill the small-scale producers and leave the consumers with few options to choose from. According to a study conducted by the United Kingdom Health department, “a reduction in the choices available for consumers may lead to the development of a black market with the potentially harmful e-cigarette.