US Senate Democrats urge FDA to reject iQOS MRTP application

In December 2016, Philip Morris International (PMI) had announced that it submitted a Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP) application with the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products for its Heat Not Burn device, iQOS. The iQOS device, is a smokeless alternative to combustible cigarettes which works by heating tobacco leaves known as Heets or HeatSticks. These