n February 2013, the CDC reported that the use of e-cigarettes increased from about 10 percent of all adult smokers in 2010 to about 21 percent in 2010. It's estimated that in 2011, 1 in 5 adults who smoke cigarettes tried electronic cigarettes. According to the CDC, the impact of e-cigarettes on long-term health must be studied further.
According to the FDA, steps were taken in February 2014 to stop the sale and distribution of 4 tobacco products currently on the market in the United States (Sutra Bidis Red, Sutra Bidis Menthol, Sutra Bidis Red Cone, and Sutra Bidis Menthol Cone). This action marks the first time the Agency issued this order under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act to regulate products that are not found to be substantially equal to other marketed tobacco products. The Act required companies to submit an application for these products to the FDA by March 2011.