Dr. Nicole Saphier, who President Trump tapped to serve as U.S. surgeon general, will testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday morning. Saphier, a media personality, was the third person Trump picked for the role, after his two previous nominees failed to receive Senate support. Her nomination, however, did not come without controversy — including disclosing investments made in the tobacco and pharma industries and reports that she scraped her social media of content criticizing the president. Two other health nominees with also face Senate questioning. The confirmation hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. EDT.
President Donald Trump’s surgeon general nominee reported investments in the tobacco company Philip Morris International as well as beverage companies Monster Beverage Corp, Coca-Cola Co. and Pepsi Co., according to financial disclosures released Thursday.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons abruptly suspended sales of a startup’s flavored nicotine pouches in federal prisons after questions surfaced about the product’s lack of FDA approval and the process behind its exclusive contract. Federal prison officials had quietly allowed SHFT Holdings Enterprise LLC, a Florida-based startup, to become the only supplier of nicotine pouches […] The post Bureau of Prisons halts exclusive nicotine pouch deal over FDA authorization concerns appeared first on American Almanac .
The Federal Bureau of Prisons abruptly suspended sales of a startup’s flavored nicotine pouches in federal prisons after questions surfaced about the product’s lack of FDA approval and the process behind its exclusive contract. Federal prison officials had quietly allowed SHFT Holdings Enterprise LLC, a Florida-based startup, to become the only supplier of nicotine pouches sold in commissaries across 118 institutions. The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) authorized the sale of these pouches through a series of internal memos and policy updates between May and July. But the arrangement drew scrutiny when it became clear that the mindSHFT nicotine pouches had not been authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a legal requirement for…Open
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The makers of nicotine pouches are building new plants and expanding to meet demand. While influencers claim health benefits, experts warn the products can be highly addictive.
