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In late August 2026 the FDA authorized the JUUL2 device with tobacco and menthol pods at 18 mg/mL (August 28) and 11 ZYN ULTRA nicotine pouches (August 21). That brings the totals to 48 FDA-authorized e-cigarette products and 43 authorized nicotine pouches. Authorization means the products can be legally sold in the US. It does not mean they are safe or “FDA approved.”
JUUL2: what was authorized
On August 28, 2026, the FDA authorized the JUUL2 device along with JUUL2 Virginia Tobacco and Polar Menthol pods at 18 mg/mL. That is a lower strength than the original JUUL’s 3% and 5% pods, which remain authorized. In the company’s data reported by NACS, between 19.9% and 34.6% of tobacco-pod users and between 28.4% and 49.3% of menthol-pod users had fully switched away from cigarettes at six weeks.
The FDA authorized JUUL2 with tobacco and menthol pods in August 2026.
ZYN ULTRA: the 11 pouches
The FDA authorized the 11 Swedish Match ZYN ULTRA products on August 21, 2026, bringing authorized nicotine pouches to 43, including 23 through its pouch pilot program.
The full list of FDA-authorized vapes (August 2026)
Frequently asked questions
Is JUUL2 FDA-approved?
The FDA authorized JUUL2 for marketing on August 28, 2026. The FDA says authorization does not mean a product is safe or “FDA approved.”
How many vapes are FDA-authorized?
48 e-cigarette products as of the FDA’s August 2026 update, from Glas, JUUL, Logic, NJOY and R.J. Reynolds.
Which Zyn pouches are FDA-authorized?
The FDA authorized 20 original Zyn products in January 2025 and 11 ZYN ULTRA products on August 21, 2026.