What are e-cigarettes and why is FDA concerned about them? FDA Consumer Health Information. Food and Drug Administration sent warnings to five makers of electronic cigarettes for marketing them illegally. A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Food and Drug Administration to stop blocking the importation of electronic cigarettes from China and. POLITICS; February 2, , 10:46 a. The FDA has seized shipments of electronic cigarettes, which contain nicotine and look and taste like cigarettes. When the user inhales, air flow is. When it analyzed electronic cigarettes, the Food and Drug Administration found diethylene glycol, a toxic chemical used in antifreeze. The Association also supports a ban on smoking in. On all FDA-regulated products. 9, -- Citing unproven health claims and poor manufacturing practices, the FDA today warned five firms marketing e-cigarettes that their.
