FDA takes small step in tobacco product backlog

 

(AP) The Food and Drug Administration is taking a small step to whittle away a backlog of 4,000 tobacco product applications, some of which have lingered for more than two years.
The federal agency said Tuesday it has authorized two non-menthol versions of Lorillard Inc.’s flagship Newport brand under a 2009 law that gave the FDA authority over tobacco.
It also said it has rejected four applications submitted to the agency for review, but did not disclose the products. Continued