FDA Grants First-Ever Fruit-Flavored Vape Approval Amid Political Pressure

The FDA approved Glas Inc.'s fruit-flavored e-cigarette pods—the first such authorizations for fruit flavors—citing age-verification tech and marketing restrictions aimed at limiting youth access; the decision comes amid reported administrative pressure from the Trump administration and ongoing debates about vaping's role in helping adults quit smoking, with regulators pledging to monitor impact on youth and ensure benefits for adult smokers.