Exhibit 143 · Institutional statement
Public health groups, pediatricians and parents sue FDA over policy allowing the marketing of unauthorized e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches
A coalition of public health organizations, pediatricians and parents today filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s new enforcement policy that allows e-cigarette and nicotine pouch products to be marketed and sold without the scientific review and marketing authorization required by federal law.
Announces a suit filed in federal court in Maryland by the American Heart Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Lung Association, Truth Initiative and others, challenging FDA's May 2026 enforcement guidance under the Tobacco Control Act and the Administrative Procedure Act.
- Source
- American Heart Association
- Date
- 14 July 2026
- Quoted from
- AHA press release dated 14 July 2026, first paragraph; filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland (paragraph 7)
- Grade
- Primary record
- Document
- https://newsroom.heart.org/news/public-health-groups-pediatricians-and-parents-sue-fda-over-policy-allowing-the-marketing-of-unauthorized-e-cigarettes-and-nicotine-pouches
- Accessed
- 2026-11-09
- Cited by
- Findings citing this exhibit