Are e-Cigarettes Tobacco Products?

Should e-cigarettes be classified as tobacco products? In 2014, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States concluded that they are,1 and we regularly receive submissions describing e-cigarettes as tobacco products. However, this judgment is the product of policy developments around the role of the FDA and their ability to provide regulative guidance and authority relating to a range of products. Products that contain nicotine derived from tobacco fall within a court-endorsed legal framework for FDA regulation. To date, Nicotine & Tobacco Research has not had an explicit policy on how e-cigarettes should be described.