everywhere. The US Food and Drug Administration heavily restricted the products for a variety of reasons, including the fact that their colorful, sweet-flavored appeal was a deliberate effort to market them directly to children. But in early March, the Food and Drug Administration released draft guidance, or “nonbinding recommendations,” about what it would take for flavored vapes to be approved in the US. The main requirement would be for nicotine companies to verify their user’s age directly on the device. That is something e-cigarette companies have struggled with for a decade or more. Now, a company thinks it has solved the problem and says it is in active talks with the FDA to bring the technology to market. Ike Tech is a partnership between Ispire Technology, a vape manufacturer that makes cartridges, e-cigarettes, and batteries, and Chemular, a regulatory consulting company that specializes in the nicotine market.…