MO Altria Group Inc

   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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