Is IQOS authorized by the FDA?

IQOS is the only tobacco heating system authorized by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) as part of the Modified Risk Tobacco Products regulatory process.
After reviewing the scientific evidence on IQOS ORIGINALS, the FDA found that:
  • IQOS heats tobacco but does not burn it.
  • Heating tobacco produces significantly less harmful and potentially harmful chemicals.
  • Scientific studies have shown that switching completely from conventional cigarettes to IQOS significantly reduces your body�s exposure to harmful and potentially harmful chemicals.

IQOS is the first and only tobacco heating system authorized by the US FDA as a Modified Risk Tobacco Product.*

*This does not mean that IQOS is risk-free or that the FDA has approved or endorsed IQOS.