Published December 15, 2020, 4:50 PM The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently confirmed that IQOS 3, Philip Morris International’s electrically heated tobacco system, is “appropriate for the protection of public health” and has authorized it for sale in the United States following an assessment of a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) filed with the agency in March 2020. IQOS from PMI is the most popular heated tobacco product in the world today. The system heats instead of burning the tobacco thus eliminating toxic smoke. The IQOS 3 device, which features a number of technological advancements, such as longer battery life and quicker recharge between uses compared to a previously authorized IQOS device, is already available in many countries outside the U.S. including the Philippines.