Federal health officials will allow Juul to keep selling its electronic cigarettes. The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that Juul's benefits as a less harmful alternative for adult smokers outweigh the risks of teen use.

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,

Federal regulators first announced a ban of Juul products in 2022, although a court order allowed them to stay on store shelves while the company filed an appeal.