After the FDA spent years rejecting over flavored vape products, Trump reportedly pressed his FDA commissioner to allow mango and blueberry flavors

The Food and Drug Administration authorized an L.A.-based company to sell mango and blueberry-flavored products, marking a 180-degree pivot from Biden-era policies.

For the first time, the FDA under President Donald Trump has authorized the sale of fruit-flavored vape products from Los Angeles-based Glas Inc., including its Classic Menthol, Fresh Menthol products, as well as mango and blueberry-flavored pods respectively dubbed Gold and Sapphire. Each contains 5%-tobacco-derived nicotine, according to the agency. Other authorized e-cigarette products from companies like Juul Labs are either menthol or tobacco-flavored. 

The move marks a change from the Biden administration’s stance, under which the agency rejected more than 26 million applications for flavored vape products with the intention of keeping them away from children. Last year, the Supreme Court ruled in an unanimous decision the FDA could deny authorization for vape products that it believes may appeal to children, after vape manufacturers sued the agency. Vape manufacturers argue the products can help adult smokers quit using cigarettes by offering a less harmful alternative.

Trump reportedly pressed FDA commissioner Dr. Marty Makary to allow........

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