FDA OKs Zyn nicotine pouches, allowing them to be sold by tobacco retailers nationwide

FDA approved 20 Zyn nicotine pouches, other tobacco substitutes, Thursday .

FDA has been exceedingly slow at creating a regulatory process for granting that pre-market authorization.

The FDA 's foot-dragging prompted a lawsuit from anti-nicotine groups, which in turn promoted federal courts to set some deadlines.

outgoing President Joe Biden said Thursday evening that his administration does not intend to act on an effective ban of TikTok .

The FDA has banned Red Dye No. 3 from selling tobacco products.

The FDA proposed a ban on cigarette tobacco, pipe tobacco and cigars.

The first administration considered a similar policy, but abandoned it after consideration of the fact that smokers would inhale more deeply and more often in an attempt to consume the same amount of nicotine.