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.