FDA Calls Nicotine Lollipops Illegal

April 10, 2002

WASHINGTON- The Food and Drug Administration cracked down on Internet sellers of nicotine-laced lollipops and lip balm Wednesday, declaring them illegal and ordering that three pharmacies stop sales immediately.

The lollipops in particular pose a risk to children because they look like regular candy, the FDA warned.

"The quantity of nicotine could be potentially dangerous to a small child," said FDA attorney David Horowitz.

He urged smokers to switch to FDA-approved smoking-cessation products. The agency can't say for sure if the lollipops pose an immediate health risk to adult smokers, because they are made with a different form of nicotine than is found in nicotine gum, patches or other approved products. That form of nicotine has not been tested for safety.

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