The New York Times reported that the Food and Drug Administration “is accusing Juul and Altria of reneging on promises they made to the government to keep e-cigarettes away from minors.” FDA Commissioner Gottlieb “is drafting letters to both companies that will criticize them for publicly pledging to remove nicotine flavor pods from store shelves, while secretly negotiating a financial partnership that seems to do the opposite.” He “plans to summon top executives of the companies to F.D.A. headquarters to explain how they will stick to their agreements given their new arrangement.”

Gizmodo reported that Juul “may be sitting pretty following its $12.8 billion deal with big tobacco giant Altria, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is not amused.” After “accusing unnamed e-cigarette makers last month of ‘backing away from commitments made to the FDA and the public’ to reduce the use of such products among teens, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is reportedly preparing to bring the hammer down on Juul and Altria, the maker of Marlboro, in particular.”

From the news release of the American Association for Justice.