AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Teen temptations beware: MAHA-era FDA gives vapes, tanning beds a boost
The Food and Drug Administration is easing restrictions on unauthorized vapes and scrapping a proposed ban on minors using tanning beds, reflecting a tumultuous shift in priorities during the MAHA era . The big picture: The moves risk weakening federal efforts to protect teens from unhealthy habits and emboldening industries that market addictive or high-risk products, public health experts warn. Driving the news: The FDA handed the vaping industry two wins in May: authorizing its first fruit-flavored vaping products for adults, a decision opposed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, and signaling it won't prioritize enforcement against some unauthorized products. - Former FDA commissioner Marty Makary reportedly resisted …