FDA Clears Heat-Not-Burn Tobacco Device

FDA clears Philip Morris’s heat-not-burn IQOS tobacco device for sale

The Food and Drug Administration cleared Philip Morris International’s IQOS — a heat-not-burn tobacco device designed as an alternative to conventional cigarettes — for sale in the United States.

The product consists of a tube that gently heats up sticks of tobacco instead of burning them, making what’s inhaled less harmful than conventional cigarette smoke. Philip Morris has made the device a key part of its plans for growth. The device is already sold in dozens of other countries with varying success, but it has triggered debate among U.S. health experts over whether IQOS would help or hurt overall public health.

Read more at The Washington Post