No Letup Seen in Crackdown on Vaping by FDA After Gottlieb

  • Outgoing FDA chief Gottlieb cited ‘epidemic’ in minors vaping
  • Commissioner resigned on Tuesday, citing family concerns
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The White House supports a Food and Drug Administration effort to crack down on youth vaping and plans more regulations on tobacco products despite the departure of the agency’s chief, senior White House officials said in an interview Thursday.

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb , 46, is leaving “only on the best of terms,” Mick Mulvaney, President Donald Trump’s acting chief of staff, said in an interview on Thursday. “I’m not aware of any policy dispute in the administration regarding Dr. Gottlieb.’’