Sparq's Vitamin Vapor Inhalation Product Could Spark Regulatory Interest
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Executive Summary
Vitamin Air is so novel, it could get FDA's attention for misbranding as a supplement and being an unapproved new drug. Sparq says it's not an electronic cigarette because there's no nicotine in formulations it offers in products that resemble early-edition e-cigarettes. But it is a dietary supplement because each one is a mixture of vitamins, minerals and supplements plus natural flavors and glycerin so the formulations heat into vapor that is inhaled, the firm says.
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