Updates
Oct. 26, 2022 The FDA today issued its first MDOs for menthol-flavored vaping products—specifically, menthol refill cartridges for two Logic devices that had been authorized for sale previously with tobacco-flavored refills.
Nov. 1, 2021 We have noted MDOs rescinded by the FDA.
September 23, 2021
The FDA announced today that 28 additional companies have been added to its list of manufacturers that have received marketing denials since its last update on Sept. 17. All the products receiving Marketing Denial Orders (MDOs) were flavored vaping products.
The total number of companies receiving MDOs for flavored product Premarket Tobacco Applications (PMTAs) is now 323. (An alphabetical list can be found at the end of this article.) The FDA says the denials cover nearly 1.2 million flavored products.
All of the new listings are small manufacturers. Since the FDA began issuing MDOs on Aug. 26, the vast majority have gone to small companies, with just a few issued to larger open-system manufacturers like Turning Point Brands and AVAIL Vapor. One publicly traded company that makes closed-system prefilled devices, Bidi Vapor, has also received MDOs for flavored products.
With the first MDO’s issued in August, the FDA also announced a new standard that requires PMTAs for flavored products other than tobacco and menthol to show “sufficient product-specific scientific evidence to demonstrate enough of a benefit to adult smokers that would overcome the risk posed to youth.” All of the marketing denials issued so far have been based on that previously unwritten standard.
Since the Sept. 9, 2020 submission deadline for PMTAs, the FDA has issued no marketing authorizations for any vapor products. [EDITOR'S NOTE: On Oct. 12, the FDA issued marketing authorizations for the Vuse Solo and two tobacco-flavored cartridges.] The agency has also not made decisions on mass-market products from Juul Labs, Reynolds American, NJOY, Logic, or Blu, which FDA Center for Tobacco Products Director Mitch Zeller said would be prioritized in the review process because of their popularity.
The FDA was expected to announce some decisions on the large manufacturers’ products by Sept. 9, 2021—the deadline for unauthorized products to be removed from the market. All vaping products made with tobacco-derived nicotine are now technically illegal to sell, and only exist on the market through FDA enforcement discretion. That includes tobacco- and menthol-flavored vaping products and flavored products like nicotine pouches.
Some small manufacturers have begun reformulating their products with synthetic nicotine, which could skirt current FDA tobacco product authority. It isn’t known if the agency will attempt to regulate synthetic nicotine as a drug.
List of FDA Marketing Denial Orders (MDOs)
Although the FDA says it has issued 323 MDOs, the agency's published list contains just 260 names. The FDA says manufacturers that were issued denials for products not currently being marketed are not named.
We are updating the list by adding companies that receive MDOs after the first round—for example, Fontem US and Juul Labs. We are also adding notes explaining MDOs that have been rescinded or vacated by court rulings.
The list is alphabetical, with the date the MDO was issued noted to the right of each name. All dates are from 2021 unless otherwise noted.
10 Days Inc. dba Pod Juice - Sept. 14, 2021
611 Vapes dba Erie Shore Vapors - Sept. 16, 2021
7 Daze LLC - Sept. 8, 2021
A Perfect Vape - Sept. 16, 2021
AAA Strate Vape - Sept. 10, 2021
Abomination LLP - Sept. 13, 2021
Absolute Vapor Lounge LLC - Sept. 10
Absolute Vapor Lounge LLC - Feb. 20, 2024
Absolute Vapor Inc. - May 12, 2023
ACH Group LLC dba Bomb Bombz E-liquid - Sept. 15, 2021
Al Khalifa Group LLC - Oct. 6, 2021 [added to FDA's public MDO list Feb. 17, 2022]—MDO rescinded by FDA April 25, 2022
Alaska Elixirs Vape LLC - Sept. 8, 2021
American Vapor Group - Sept. 1, 2021
American Vapor Inc. - Sept. 8, 2021
Apollo Future Technology Inc. - Sept. 10, 2021
Apollo Future Technology Inc. - June 14, 2024
Arc LLC - Sept. 7, 2021
Ashlynn Marketing Group - Sept. 15, 2021
Avail Vapor LLC - Sept. 15, 2021
Awesome Sauce Vapor - Sept. 15, 2021
Axioco Corporation - Sept. 16, 2021
Baker White Inc. - Sept. 10, 2021
Balboa - Sept. 7, 2021
Bang Bang Vapors LLC - Sept. 9, 2021
Beard Vape Company - Sept. 16, 2021
Bidi Vapor (flavored Bidi Sticks) Sept. 7—MDO vacated by court ruling Aug. 23, 2022
Bidi Vapor (tobacco-flavored Bidi Stick-Classic) - Jan. 22, 2024
Big Time Vapes - Aug. 30, 2021
Big Time Vapes - May 12, 2023
BJC - Sept. 15, 2021
BLB LLB dba The Vape Mall - Feb. 8, 2024
BMF Labs dba Bad Modder Fogger LLC - Sept. 10, 2021
Bogart Enterprises LLC - Sept. 16, 2021
Bogart Enterprises LLC - April 9, 2024
Bombies Inc. - Sept. 8, 2021
Boomtown Vapors - Sept. 8, 2021
Boss Vapes - Sept. 13, 2021
Breeze Smoke - Sept. 16, 2021
Breeze Smoke LLC - May 14, 2024
Buckshot Vapors Inc. - Sept. 1, 2021
California Grown E-Liquid - Sept. 15, 2021
Cassadaga Liquids, LLC - Sept. 15, 2021
Central Vapors - Sept. 10, 2021
Cig Free Vape Shop - Sept. 15, 2021
CITTG dba Orgnx E Liquids - Sept. 1, 2021
Cloud House - Sept. 8, 2021
Cool Breeze Vapor LLC - Sept. 15, 2021
Cool Breeze Vapor LLC - May 3, 2024
Cosmic Fog Vapors Operating Company LLC - Sept. 15, 2021
Cosmic Fog Vapors Operating Company LLC - March 18, 2024
Creative Focus dba Red Devil Vapors - Sept. 7, 2021
CRFT Labs Tennessee LLC - Sept. 15, 2021
Custom Vapor Blends LLC - Sept. 7, 2021
Custom Vapor Blends LLC - April 3, 2024
Custom Vapors - Aug. 31, 2021
Decent Juice - Sept. 3, 2021
Desert Vapors LLC - Sept. 13, 2021
DFW Vapor Holdings Inc. - Sept. 8, 2021
Diamond Vapor Sept.1—MDO vacated by court ruling Aug. 23, 2022
DNA Enterprise LLC (Mech Sauce) - May 12, 2023
Dominant Vapor - Sept. 1, 2021
Dominant Vapor - April 18, 2024
Doomsday Gourmet - Sept. 7, 2021
DR Distributors LLC - Sept. 17, 2021
DR Distributors LLC - June 24, 2024
Drippers Vape Shop LLC - Sept. 14, 2021
Drippers Vape Shop LLC - Sept. 10, 2021
E-Vapor Hut LLC - Sept. 9, 2021
ECBlend LLC - May 12, 2023
Ecig Charleston LLC - Sept. 15, 2021
ECig Charleston - June 14, 2024
eCig Source - Feb. 8, 2024
ECS Global - Sept. 10, 2021—MDO partially rescinded Oct. 26, 2021
Einstein Vapes - Sept. 10, 2021
Ejuice Blvd LLP - Sept. 15, 2021
Electric Smoke Vapor House - Sept. 8, 2021
Element E-Liquid LLC - Sept. 15, 2021
E-Liquid Brands LLC - Sept. 17, 2021
Elite Brothers - Sept. 15, 2021
Everything Vapor - Sept. 16, 2021
Feel Life Co Limited - Sept. 16, 2021
Feel Life Health Inc. - Sept. 17, 2021
Flair Products, LLC - Sept. 10, 2021
Flavor Labs dba Mob Liquid Labs - Sept. 7, 2021
Fontem US, LLC (Blu) - Apr. 8, 2022 [Myblu device and most pods added to FDA’s public MDO list April 8, 2022]
Fontem US, LLC (Blu) - July 10, 2023 [Myblu menthol pods added to FDA's public MDO list July 10, 2023]
Fontem US, LLC (Blu) - Jan. 19, 2024 [blu PLUS+ device and refill cartridges]
Fontem US, LLC - Feb. 5, 2024 [blu Disposable in four flavors; myblu 1.2% menthol pod]
Fuma International LLC - Sept. 16, 2021
Fuma International LLC - Sept. 17, 2021
Fuma International - June 17, 2024
FUMA Vapor, Inc. - Sept. 10, 2021
Fumee LLC - Sept. 14, 2021
Fumizer LLC - Sept. 9, 2021—MDO partially rescinded Oct. 22
Gentlemen's Draw LLC - Sept. 7, 2021
Gothic Vapor - Aug. 31, 2021
Great American Vapes - Aug. 26, 2021
Great Lakes Vapor - May 12, 2023
Gripum LLC - Sept. 8, 2021—MDO vacated by court ruling Aug. 29, 2022
GRIPUM LLC - May 3, 2024
Grove Inc. - Sept. 15, 2021
Gundo Distro - Sept. 9, 2021
Gundo Distro - Feb. 27, 2024
Heartlandvapes LLC - Sept. 17, 2021
Holy Cow ejuice - Sept. 13, 2021
HotSpot Caf� LLC dba VV-Juice - Sept. 8, 2021
Howard Enterprises - Sept. 16, 2021
Humble Juice Co., LLC - Sept. 15, 2021—MDO rescinded Nov. 2
Imperial Vapors - Sept. 1, 2021
Imperial Vapors LLC - May 12, 2023
Infamous E Juice - Sept. 15, 2021
Innevape - Sept. 15, 2021
Innevape LLC - March 4, 2024
J-Vapor LLC dba North Shore Vapor - Aug. 31, 2021
J-Vapor LLC dba North Shore Vapor - June 6, 2024
Jaded Vapors LLC - Sept. 8, 2021
Jai Mundi, Inc. Kai's Virgin Vapor E-Liquid - Sept. 15, 2021
JD Nova Group LLC - Aug. 26, 2021
JDvapour LLC - Sept. 8, 2021
JMJL Global - Sept. 8, 2021
JMJL Global Inc - May 8, 2024
Johnny Copper - Sept. 7, 2021—MDO vacated by court ruling Aug. 23, 2022
JT Wood Investments LLC dba Vape It - Sept. 10, 2021
JT Wood Investments LLC dba Vape It - May 14, 2024
Juice Guys Distribution LLC - Sept. 9, 2021
Juicemafia Inc. - Sept. 10, 2021
Juice Roll Upz Inc. - Sept. 8, 2021
Jungle Nation - Sept. 15, 2021
Juul Labs, Inc.—June 23, 2022 MDO issued—July 6, 2022 MDO stayed by FDA—June 6, 2024 MDO rescinded by FDA and PMTA placed back into scientific review
Jvapes LLC - Sept. 9, 2021
Jvapes LLC - May 24, 2024
K&C Aitken, LLC Dba Elysian Labs - Sept. 16, 2021
Kinghorn Holding - Sept. 9, 2021
KJJ Enterprises - Sept. 9, 2021
KJJ Enterprises LLC - May 3, 2024
Kloc Vapor LLC dba The Vapor Edge - Sept. 8, 2021
Lady Boss Vapor - Sept. 8, 2021
LAS Ventures Limited - Sept. 15, 2021
Lazarus Vintage Corporation - Sept. 8, 2021
LDP Designs LLC - Sept. 14, 2021
LDP Designs LLC - Feb. 20, 2024
Lead by Sales LLC dba White Cloud Cigarettes - Sept. 14, 2021
LeCig Enterprises Inc. - Sept. 15, 2021
Licensed E-Liquid Manufacturing - Sept. 10, 2021
Liquid Art Inc. - Sept. 10, 2021
Liquid Nics LLC - Sept. 3, 2021
Liquid Reign Inc. - Sept. 16, 2021
Logic LLC - Oct. 26, 2022
Lotus Vaping Technologies - Sept. 17, 2021
Lotus Vaping Technologies LLC - May 24, 2024
Loveli Design LLC dba Alice in Vapeland - Sept. 1, 2021
LXJ LLC - Sept. 13, 2021
Magellan Technology Inc. (Juno) - Sept. 8, 2021
Magellan Technology Inc. (Hyde) - Oct. 6, 2022 [added to FDA's public MDO list Oct. 6, 2022]
Malicious Liquids Inc - Sept. 8, 2021
Maniac Vapor LLC - Sept. 17, 2021
Marina technology LLC - Sept. 7, 2021
Marlin Steam Company, LLC - Sept. 14, 2021
Matrix Minds - Sept. 8, 2021
MH Global LLC dba Steamline Vape Co. LLC - Sept. 16, 2021
Midas Vape LLC - Sept. 8, 2021
Midwest Vape Supply - Sept. 1, 2021
Mighty Vapors - Sept. 15, 2021
Millennial One Inc. dba The Finest E-Liquid - Sept. 2, 2021
Mister-E-Liquid LLC - Sept. 16, 2021
Mister E-Liquid LLC - April 26, 2024
Mix Masters Inc. - Sept. 10, 2021
MJ Asset Holdings - Sept. 3, 2021
MJ Asset Holdings LLC - May 20, 2024
Mom and Pop Vapor Shop - Sept. 8, 2021
Mom and Pop Vapor Shop - April 3, 2024
Mothers Milk WTA - Sept. 15, 2021
Mothers Milk WTA - May 18, 2023
MMWTA, Motherﾒs Milk WTA - March 14, 2024
Mountain Oak Vapors, LLC - Sept. 8, 2021
Mountain Vaporz - Sept. 1, 2021
Mountain Vaporz, LLC - March 18, 2024
Mr. Salt-E LLC - Sept. 15, 2021
MV Enterprises - Sept. 1, 2021
My Vape Order Inc. - Sept. 8, 2021—MDO partially rescinded Jan. 19, 2022
Nasty Worldwide SDN BHD - Sept. 7, 2021
Newhere Inc. dba Madhatter Juice - Sept. 8, 2021
Newhere Inc dba Madhatter Juice - June 24, 2024
New Orleans Cloud Alchemy - Sept. 15, 2021
Nicquid - Sept. 1, 2021
NicQuid LLC - May 3, 2024
Northeast Vapor Supplies LLC - Sept. 9, 2021
Northland Vapor Company - Sept. 17, 2021
Nude Nicotine - Sept. 7, 2021
Ohm Slaw Juice LLC dba Justin Parrott - Sept. 14, 2021
One Up Vapors LLC - Sept. 15, 2021
Opt2mist Vapor Shop LLC - Sept. 9, 2021
Osment Enterprises LLC dba The Vapor Apothecary - May 30, 2024
Oueis Gas Inc. dba Oasis Vape - Sept. 10, 2021
Ovapes Ejuice LLC - Sept. 9, 2021
OVapes Ejuice LLC - July 5, 2024
Paradigm Distribution - Sept. 15, 2021
Paradigm Distribution - Sept. 10, 2021
Parallel Direct LLC dba The Magic Mist - May 30, 2024
Performance Plus Marketing Inc. - Sept. 7, 2021
Performance Plus Marketing Inc. - June 6, 2024
Pettee & D'Sylva Enterprises, LLC - Sept. 13, 2021
Phantasm Vapors - Sept. 9, 2021
Planet of the Vapes - Sept. 1, 2021
Planet of the Vapes, LLC - July 12, 2024
Pop Vapor Co LLC - Sept. 9, 2021—MDO partially rescinded Nov. 23, 2021——MDO vacated by court ruling Aug. 23, 2022
Pop Vapor Co LLC - Sept. 16, 2021
Prohibition Juice Co. - Sept. 13, 2021
Propaganda E-Liquid LLC - Sept. 8, 2021
Prophet Premium Blends, LLC - Sept. 15, 2021
Puff Labs LLC - Sept. 14, 2021
Puff Labs - Sept. 9, 2021
Quad City Vapers Club - Sept. 7, 2021
Quad City Vapers Club LLC - May 3, 2024
Red Rock Vapor - Sept. 7, 2021
Redwood Ejuice LLC - Sept. 13, 2021
Riot Labs - Sept. 9, 2021
Ripe Vapes - Sept. 15, 2021
R.J. Reynolds (Vuse Ciro and Vibe menthol refills) - Jan, 24, 2023
R.J. Reynolds (Vuse Solo menthol refill) - March 17, 2023
R.J. Reynolds (Vuse Alto menthol pod) - Oct. 12, 2023
Rock Ridge Vapor LLC - Sept. 13, 2021
Royalty Premium E Juice - Sept. 1, 2021
RP Vapors - Sept. 9, 2021
Ruthless Vapor Corporation - Sept. 16, 2021
SadBoy - Sept. 3, 2021
Savage Enterprises - May 12, 2023
Seattle - Sept. 7, 2021
Securience LLC - Sept. 8, 2021
Shenzhen Yibo Co.Ltd. - April 15, 2024
Shenzhen Youme Information Technology Co. Ltd. (Suorin) - Jan. 19, 2024
Shop Vapes - Sept. 9, 2021
Simple Vapor Company - Sept. 10, 2021
Simply Vapour - Sept. 10, 2021
Sir Vapes -A-Lot - Sept. 1, 2021
Smax International LLC - Sept. 14, 2021
SMOK - Jan. 16, 2024
Smokeless Smoking Inc. - Sept. 9, 2021
Soft Vape Inc - Sept. 10, 2021
South Coast Vapor Co. - Sept. 9, 2021
South Coast Vapor Company - March 18, 2024
Southwest Smokeless - Sept. 15, 2021
SS Vape Brands Inc. Dba Monster Vape Labs - Aug. 31, 2021
SSY E-juice - Sept. 10, 2021
SSY Ejuice Inc. - May 2, 2024
Stark Vapor LLC - Sept. 9, 2021
Stark Vapor LLC - Feb. 8, 2024
Steep Slope Vape Supply - Sept. 8, 2021
Suorin - see Shenzhen Youme Information Technology Co. Ltd.
SV Packaging LLC - Sept. 10, 2021
SWT Global Supply - Aug. 31, 2021
SWT Global Supply - Sept. 7, 2021
SWT Global Supply - May 12, 2023
Tampa Vapor Inc. - Sept. 10, 2021
Tasty Cloud Vape Co. LLC - Sept. 9, 2021
Tasty Haze - Sept. 7, 2021
Tasty Haze LLC - May 22, 2024
Tasty Puff LLC - Sept. 14, 2021
Teardrip Holdings - Sept. 14, 2021
Texas Select Ventures LLC dba Texas Select Vapor - Sept. 14, 2021
Texas Tobacco Barn dba TXVape Barn - Sept. 8, 2021
That 1 Vape - June 6, 2024
The Ecig Caf� LLC - Sept. 9, 2021
The Michigan Juice Company LLC - Sept. 8, 2021
The Plume Room LLC - Sept. 8, 2021
The Vape Lounge - Sept. 15, 2021
The Vaping Tiger - Aug. 31, 2021
The Vapor Vendor LLC - Sept. 9, 2021
The Zen Vaper E-Liquids LLC - Sept. 15, 2021
Tiger Vapes LLC - April 25, 2024
TPB International LLC - Sept. 14, 2021—MDO rescinded Oct. 7, 2021
Treehouse Vapor Company dba Flagship Vapor - Sept. 7, 2021
TrendSetters E-liquid LLC - Aug. 31, 2021
True Lab Creations - Sept. 10, 2021
TruVibe Inc. dba Vapor Station FDL - Sept. 8, 2021
Turncoat Industries - Sept. 15, 2021
Twisted Tongue Inc. - Sept. 13, 2021
UIS Manufacturing, LLC - Sept. 14, 2021
Underdog E-liquids LLC - Sept. 8, 2021
Union Street Brands - Sept. 15, 2021—MDO vacated by court ruling Aug. 23, 2022
Valley Vapors LLC - Sept. 8, 2021
Vape Craft - Sept. 9, 2021
Vape Crusaders Premium E-liquids - Sept. 8, 2021
VapeDaugz LLC - Sept. 14, 2021
Vapejoose, Inc - June 6, 2024
Vape Element LLC dba BLVK Unicorn - Sept. 10, 2021
Vape Hut Inc. - Sept. 13, 2021
Vape n Juice - Sept. 16, 2021
Vape of a Kind - Sept. 8, 2021
Vape On - Sept. 7, 2021
Vaper Generation - Sept. 9, 2021
VaperMate LLC - Sept. 15, 2021
Vapetasia LLC - Sept. 16, 2021
Vaping Oasis - Sept. 2, 2021
Vapor Bank E-liquid - Sept. 10, 2021
Vapornine LLC dba New Leaf Vapor Company - Sept. 16, 2021
Vapor Outlet of Wyoming LLC dba Juicity Vapor - Sept. 8, 2021
Vapor Plus OK - Sept. 7, 2021
Vapor Plus Ok - June 14, 2024
Vapor Rage LLC - Sept. 8, 2021
Vapor Salon - Aug. 26, 2021
Vapor Solutions & Labs - Sept. 8, 2021
Vapor Source Inc. - Sept. 3, 2021
Vapor Stockroom - Sept. 9, 2021
Vapor Stop - Sept. 15, 2021
Vapor Trail LLC dba Mig Vapor - Sept. 8, 2021
Vapor Unlimited - Sept. 10, 2021—MDO vacated by court ruling Aug. 23, 2022
Vapor Ventures Inc dba Innovated Vapors - Sept. 15, 2021
Vaporized Inc. - Sept. 8, 2021
Vapors of Ohio Inc. dba Nostalgic Vapes - Sept. 1, 2021
Vapors of Ohio Inc. dba Nostalgic Vapes - March 8, 2024
VDX Distribution - Sept. 15, 2021
Verdict Vapors - Sept. 15, 2021
Vertigo Vapor - Sept. 8, 2021
Vertigo Vapor inc. - May 30, 2024
Victory Liquid LLC - Sept. 10, 2021
VIM Blends - Sept. 8, 2021
Vintage & Vapor Marketplace Inc. - Sept. 17, 2021
Viper Vapor - Sept. 3, 2021
Viper Vapor - Sept. 3, 2021
VPR Collection - Sept. 8, 2021
VPR Collection - May 10, 2024
VR Labs - Sept. 9, 2021
VR Labs LLC - Feb. 8, 2024
Wadina Distribution LLC DBA GOST Vapor - Sept. 9, 2021
Wages & White Lion Investments dba Triton Distribution - Sept. 14, 2021
Walker Enterprises - Sept. 9, 2021
Warlock Vapes dba Zuluvapes - Sept. 8, 2021
Warlock Vapes LLC dba Zuluvape - March 5, 2024
Wyoming Vapor Company - Sept. 3, 2021
Xtreme Vapors - Sept. 8, 2021
Yogi's Vape - Sept. 9, 2021
Yoshicon LLC dba Vapergate - Sept. 13, 2021
Zen RVA LLC - Sept. 7, 2021
Jim McDonald
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Jim McDonald
Smokers created vaping without help from the tobacco industry or anti-smoking crusaders, and I believe vapers have the right to continue innovating to help themselves. My goal is to provide clear, honest information about the challenges vaping faces from lawmakers, regulators, and brokers of disinformation. I’m a member of the CASAA board, but my opinions aren’t necessarily CASAA’s, and vice versa. You can find me on Twitter @whycherrywhy