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Judge: FDA cannot regulate electronic cigarettes

Saturday, January 16, 2010

WASHINGTON — A federal judge says the Food and Drug Administration overstepped its authority in recent efforts to regulate electronic cigarettes.

A ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon handed down Thursday sides with two electronic cigarette suppliers, Smoking Everywhere and NJOY, in their lawsuit against the FDA.

The companies sued the government after regulators began halting shipments of electronic cigarettes last year.

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