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Court clips FDA’s tobacco authority — nicotine pouch rules could be nextA federal appeals court ruled the FDA exceeded its authority by requiring 11 graphic cigarette warnings — Congress only authorized nine. The same legal theory — that the agency went beyond what Congress allowed — is being used to challenge the FDA’s nicotine pouch enforcement guidance in a separate lawsuit.
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Health groups sue the FDA as agency greenlights 30 nicotine pouch productsThe FDA has authorized 30 nicotine pouch products in 2026 — including 20 ZYN pouches with reduced-risk claims and four new flavored on! pouches. Public health groups, pediatricians and parents responded by suing the agency, arguing its enforcement policy lets products reach the market without legally required scientific review. The American Heart Association says the program was "never adequately explained to the public."