An electronic tobacco device may now hit the US market after getting a green light from the US Food and Drug Administration. IQOS heats 'tobacco-filled sticks wrapped in paper to generate a nicotine-containing aerosol' without burning, the FDA says.
The agency made clear it has not deemed the device -- Philip Morris International's IQOS "tobacco heating system" -- to be safe. And its decision to permit sales is not tantamount to FDA approval.What parents should know about the 'huge epidemic' of vapingThe device is not an e-cigarette or vape like the ones that have surged in popularity among middle and high school students.
Read MoreHowever, the decision raised eyebrows among some public health advocates.Harold Wimmer, president and CEO of the American Lung Association, said in a statement that he's"deeply concerned" about the product's potential health impacts."The Lung Association urges the FDA to carefully monitor how this product is actually being used -- and by whom," Wimmer said."FDA must take steps to protect youth from beginning a tobacco addiction with this product.
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