FDA announces new e-cigarette regulations By NBC 1462553221000 FDA announces new e-cigarette regulations. May 6, 2016. Photo: NBC. 0shares tweet now! (NBC News) The Food and Drug Administration has announced sweeping new tobacco regulations. The actions ban kids under age 18 from buying cigars, hookah and pipe tobacco, as well as electronic cigarettes. "This rule will help us tackle the alarming increase of youth use of these highly addictive tobacco products by further restricting sales to minors," says FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf. The FDA plan stops short of addressing flavorings in cigars and e-cigarettes like cotton candy and bubble gum, flavors critics say are enticing young peop... [Read more]