In a recent hearing before the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL) grilled President Trump’s nominee for FDA Commissioner, Dr. Martin Makary, about the e-cigarette marketplace. Relying on misinformation from anti-tobacco and vaping groups like the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Moody perpetuated the false narrative that Chinese-made vapes are “flooding” the U.S. market and accused the FDA of “burying its head in the sand” instead of addressing so-called “chemically ridden” e-cigarettes.
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