5th Circuit Says FDA Vape Rules Don’t Unfairly Burden Smaller Companies

( March 6, 2026, 3:36 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel rebuffed arguments by small e-liquid makers and a vaping industry association that they were unfairly burdened by federal regulation of vaping in violation of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) and affirmed a ruling upholding U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations for new e-cigarette products....