Officials with the Food and Drug Administration have approved the continued sales of tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes and refill cartridges by Juul Labs.

FDA regulators said Juul's studies show its e-cigarettes are less harmful for adult smokers, who can benefit from switching completely to vaping.

U.S. regulators authorized Juul Labs to keep its e-cigarettes on the U.S. market, breathing new life into the vaping company after a 2022 federal ban pushed it to the brink of bankruptcy.The decision removes Juul from the limbo it has been mired in since then,