Regulations that go into effect later this month will significantly reduce the number of vape and electronic cigarette brands legally available in Pennsylvania.
Act 57, signed by Gov. Josh Shapiro in December 2025, bans all electronic nicotine delivery systems, or ENDS, that are not listed in a directory maintained by the Attorney General’s Office. Enforcement is set to begin Monday, Oct. 19.
Attorney General Dave Sunday, in a recently posted video, said vapes and e-cigarettes, which are widely available at gas stations, smoke shops and other establishments, are “often marketed to attract children with their candy-like flavors, packaging and even video games available on the devices.”
“Many of these products, which have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, are produced in China with little concern for the health and safety of the people who use them,” Sunday added.
To be eligible for the directory, vape manufacturers must have FDA approval or have a pending application that was submitted to the administration no later than September 2020, with the product having been on the market for at least a decade.
As of Thursday, the online listing included 159 individual products from Blue Nine (under the brand CrossBar), Custom Technologies (e Cig 4 Inmate), Juul Labs (Juul), NJoy (ACE and DAILY), R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company (Vuse) and Schwartz E-Liquid (Naked 100).
The AG’s Office said it is working to gather the required documentation from companies that have pending applications.
Firms that make non-nicotine vape lines that share a name with a nicotine product must submit a sworn statement and test results from a lab to confirm that the brand does not contain nicotine, officials said.
Any e-cigarette, vaporizer or juice with nicotine that is not in the directory can be confiscated and destroyed by law enforcement beginning Oct. 19. The AG’s Office said it plans to conduct “targeted enforcement” across Pennsylvania.
“During inspections, the office will provide education regarding compliance with the new law,” they said in a statement. “Penalties will be graduated in accordance with the law for repeat offenders.”
Violators can face fines, and businesses that are repeat offenders could have their licenses suspended or revoked, according to the statute.
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