FDA Strikes Again Flavored Vape Pods Are Banned, JUUL Gets Hit Hard The FDA agreed to allow the sale of Juul's tobacco and menthol flavored e cigarettes after ordering them to temporarily remove its products from the market three years ago. FOX 5 reports on the FDA finally announces beginning of flavored e cig ban The Food and Drug Administration has authorized Juul Labs to keep its e cigarettes on the market, a major reversal after the agency completely banned the company's products in 2022.