FDA Permits Sale of Phillip Morris' IQOS Tobacco Heating System
April 30 2019 - 2:36PM
Dow Jones News
By Stephen Nakrosis
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it will
permit marketing of the IQOS "Tobacco Heating System" -- an
electronic device that heats tobacco to create a
nicotine-containing aerosol.
Philip Morris Products S.A. is the manufacturer of the
system.
The FDA said it has places stringent marketing restrictions on
heated tobacco products, trying to prevent youth access and
exposure to the new products.
The FDA said products authorized for sale include the IQOS
device, Marlboro Heatsticks, Marlboro Smooth Menthol Heatsticks and
Marlboro Fresh Menthol Heatsticks.
The agency said its approval follows a "rigorous science-based
review through the premarket tobacco product application pathway."
The agency determined "authorizing these products for the U.S.
market is appropriate for the protection of the public health
because, among several key considerations, the products produce
fewer or lower levels of some toxins than combustible
cigarettes."
However, the FDA said, approval doesn't mean the products are
safe or "FDA approved."
--Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 30, 2019 14:21 ET (18:21 GMT)
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